Assessment

For Exams, is Using the Internet Considered Cheating? | MindShift

May 10, 2012 // 1 Comment

What is high-tech cheating exactly? Is it really a problem, or do our old-school definitions of cheating need rethinking? Most educators agree that students must meet certain [...]

Connected Test-Taking: Is It Cheating?

May 4, 2012 // 6 Comments

I recently wrote a post called “Connected Test-Taking: Is It Cheating?” at the Voices from the Learning Revolution. Would you like to have access to the internet [...]

Vocabulary Building

September 20, 2011 // 4 Comments

One of the competency goals we are working with this year is to employ a nuanced, well-developed vocabulary – for both general and specialized use. One great way to work on [...]

Using rubrics for assessment

May 19, 2011 // 2 Comments

When assessing students’ work, either written or oral, using rubrics is a good idea. Look here for different suggestions. These can be downloaded and moderated for your [...]