If you’re a teacher in a state that will take the PARCC or Smarter Balanced common-core-aligned assessments next spring, you know by now that the performance tasks for math are going to be hard—likely ...

A restricted-response assessment performance task is a teaching tool. Corporations and some smaller companies use this specifically for training new employees or updating skills. Assessment tools for ...

Because performance anxiety can be such a complex and persistent problem for musicians, it’s no wonder that many performers are drawn to simple explanations and easy solutions. Unfortunately, just as ...

According to the theory of goal setting and task performance, people are more likely to achieve difficult yet attainable goals than they are to achieve less difficult goals. In addition, the theory ...

We know that sleep is important for learning and memory, and that recent memory traces may be ‘replayed’ in the brain during sleep. Dreaming as well incorporates recent experiences, especially from ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What is “performance assessment” and how and why should I use it with students? Assessment is an obvious key part of our work as educators. There are many different ...

Ever wished for an AI that could not only understand complex tasks but also execute them flawlessly? OpenAI’s ChatGPT o1 model might just be what you’re looking for. Recently, this model was put ...

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