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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. The framework demands that schools be assessed “according to their performance on student satisfaction, retention and graduate employment, as well as through institutional submissions.” So unbelievably gross.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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On video games , for example – yes, that old canard. blog : “ Elsevier Collaborates with Hypothesis to Integrate Open Annotation.” Do note all the stories this week that are intertwined with predicting and assessing people’s “moods” – that is, some sort of “social emotional” thingy.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. Elsevier has acquired Hivebench. Educator’s Assessment Data Management System ( EADMS ) is merging with IO Education. “Is Estonia the new Finland ?” Funding and Acquisitions (The Business of Ed-Tech).