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Data Driven Instruction: How Student Data Guides Formative Assessments

EdTech Magazine

“There are many kinds of assessments that educators use in the classroom—what makes them ‘formative’ is when the information from the assessment is used to adapt the instructional approach to meet students’ learning needs.”. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about adaptive learning tools teachers are using in their classrooms!

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Unlocking Learning: Digital Content for K-12 Education

Kitaboo on EdTech

For K12learners, digital textbook platforms like KITABOO provide immersive experiences, fostering collaboration and personalized learning. This platform caters to the diverse needs of students, offering interactive multimedia elements, adaptive learning features, and real-time assessments. Table of Contents: I.

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Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core, Rise of ‘Open’ Resources

Marketplace K-12

Fallon official pointed a response by the company that argued that the EdReports analysis was flawed, and he said Pearson’s overall record in aligning its materials to the common core is “very good,” overall. “I can’t speak for other companies, but I have a lot of confidence in the reliability of our online assessments.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Michael Feldstein argued that the “meaninglessness” of Purdue’s claims were important for the ed-tech community to grapple with, in no small part because many other learning analytics systems had been modeled on the Course Signals work. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.”

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