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Next week, Australian schools will begin NAPLAN tests for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Movement was an essential part of Gloria Merriex’s lessons at Duval Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla.
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A new documentary highlights teaching techniques of an educator who went the extra mile for her students.
High school students in Colorado have protested the use of standardized tests.
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The opt-out movement caught on heavily in Colorado in the late 2010s. A group of education scholars is exploring the reasons why.
Research shows that unsupervised online exams can accurately assess student learning.
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Students score about the same on online exams as they do on in-person exams, new research shows.
Students can use AI chatbots to break down a complex assignment into smaller steps.
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Schools are blocking access to ChatGPT on their computers to try to prevent students from cheating. Two experts on academic cheating offer a very different strategy.
Focusing on grades or scoring doesn’t help students learn and retain information and causes pressure and stress.
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Teachers in a study identify ‘grading obsession’ as a top challenge in education. Some are fighting back and dedicating class time to student self-assessment and peer assessment activities.
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With NAPLAN moving to March and Year 11 and 12 students already in the throes of multiple assessments, exams are looming for many households with school-aged children.
Teachers and university professors have relied heavily on ‘one and done’ essay assignments for decades. Requiring students to submit drafts of their work is one needed shift.
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Educators need to carefully consider ChatGPT and issues of academic integrity to move toward an assessment system that leverages AI tools.
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Proctoring software is a symptom of a bigger problem: universities see themselves as businesses and students as customers.
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Rapid Antigen Tests are being rolled out by the millions for Australians to check their COVID status. But a result should be interpreted in context.
When mental focus and reflection are called for, it’s time to crack open a book.
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People tend to think of digital media as entertainment, so they devote less mental effort than when they’re reading a printed book.
Secondary and post-secondary education systems will both need assessment and grading practices that reflect the realities of schooling in an emergency.
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In a social emergency due to COVID-19, schools are moving into uncharted territory where student assessment will need to flexibly and equitably adapt to changing circumstances.
The State of Texas is in a legal battle to seize power from the Houston public school board.
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While the state of Texas says it is taking over the Houston school system in the name of school improvement, an expert argues the move is motivated by racism and political power struggles.
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Testing times ahead for four-year-olds as new starters face ‘harmful’ assessments within six weeks of starting school.
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Why new style GCSEs are past their sell by date even before they’ve got going.
We need to look for more engaging and relevant assessments that use the tools available in an online environment for re-envisioning NAPLAN.
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Assessments need to be relevant to the real world and test more complex skills to better predict competency, standards of literacy and teaching.
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How can we improve the PISA standardised tests?
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Assessment should be a part of teaching and learning at universities. It’s important because it will subvert exclusion and allow all students to take responsibility for their work.
Tests and exams can be difficult for autistic children.
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Why a common sense approach is needed when it comes to autism and primary school tests.
Is east Asia really the top dog when it comes to education?
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… and why our analysis is a much fairer comparison.