More and more people are using their phones for a multitude of tasks such as making online and in-person purchases, creating events, scheduling reminders, tracking tasks, and virtual meetings. All these functions are in addition to those for which people... View Article
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The Star released an article by Nicole Thompson, listing some of the new fears of high school teachers regarding cheating on online tests. With tests no longer being written under direct teacher observation, students have found multiple ways to cheat.... View Article
Photo by Jeswin Thomas on Unsplash. Ontario’s declining test scores Peter Goffin of the Canadian Press reported that the latest results for Ontario’s standardized tests have identified a lack of improvement in math scores for the past several years. In... View Article
China is known for having one of the most successful math programs worldwide. Its students score at the top on international math tests. In an effort to bring up domestic test scores, some countries are attempting to emulate China’s teaching... View Article
Photo by Akshay Chauhan on Unsplash. The Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBA) is a new standardized assessment created last year which covers mathematics, reading and writing. This test is taken by students in grades 3 to 8, as well as grade... View Article
Photo by Unseen Studio on Unsplash. Grade 3 and 6 reading, writing and math test scores in the Waterloo region are uniformly less than the provincial average, according to more detailed EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) results released yesterday.... View Article
A New York Times article by Elizabeth Green, “Why Do Americans Stink at Math?”, easily challenges the notion that Asian students are more passive and drilled than their US counterparts. Photo by Antony Hyson Seltran on Unsplash.
According to an EdSurge article by Esther Wojcicki, the US spends more per student ($7,743) than other OECD nations, yet has fallen badly in the most recent PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) test scores, released on December 3, 2013: “US students slipped... View Article