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Ken O'Connor; Matt Townsley – Phi Delta Kappan, 2025
Decisions about assessment are often built on myths about teacher professional judgment and subjectivity that prioritize standardized assessment over classroom assessment. Ken O'Connor and Matt Townsley discuss some of the most common myths and explain how to dispel them by developing clear guidelines in which teachers can exercise their judgment,…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Testing Problems
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Min Wu; Peiyao Tian; Daner Sun; Dan Feng; Ma Luo – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2025
This study aimed to develop a comprehensive diagnostic tool for assessing upper-secondary school students' understanding of isomers, expanding upon existing two- and three-tier conceptual diagnostic methods. By incorporating 'Confidence Rating Factor' tiers within the answer and reason sections, a four-tier test was designed and developed. This…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, High School Students, Scientific Concepts, Science Tests
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 2025
Get a deeper understanding of teaching functions, 9-12 with our concise and comprehensive Go-To Guide. Based on "Developing Essential Understanding of Functions 9-12" and "Putting Essential Understanding of Functions into Practice 9-12," this summary distills the key concepts and ideas into a quick-reference guide that's…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Sergio Tirado-Olivares; Rocio Minguez-Pardo; Javier del Olmo-Munoz; Jose A. Gonzalez-Calero – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2025
Decimal misconceptions are a persistent challenge in mathematics education, often hindering students' long-term understanding. This study examines how learning analytics (LA) can be effectively integrated into instructional sequences to address these misconceptions, providing teachers with real-time insights for formative assessment. Despite the…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Education
Karin Hess – Teachers College Press, 2025
For more than 2 decades, Karin Hess has worked with the concept of depth of knowledge (DOK) and expanded applications of cognitive rigor across content areas and grade levels, proving that every student can experience deeper learning. This interactive book offers a self-guided journey beginning with the basics: what DOK is, what it is not, and…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Misconceptions, Difficulty Level, Academic Standards
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Vesta Vancugoviene; Jake McMullen; Erno Lehtinen; Ilona Södervik – Journal of Biological Education, 2025
A scientific conceptual understanding of photosynthesis and respiration provides an important basis for understanding nature and the regulations of life. Photosynthesis and respiration are complex processes, and learning about them requires a proper understanding of their various aspects, from molecular biology to the ecosystem level. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Science, Secondary School Students, Plants (Botany)