Saturday, March 9, 2013

postheadericon DailyDirt: Making The Grade...

Technology can be very useful to help teachers reach more students and to effectively disseminate information among schools. Some of qualification can be automated, but obviously not all classification can be done with strict rules and heuristics. Here are some examples of the challenges teachers face classification they might need a bit of technological improvement.
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  • curve can return if you plan to all students achieve the same level: zero. Grading policies have been adapted to take account of this boundary condition, while students' attention .... [Url]
Some startups are collecting classification data as much as possible in the hope of getting some of the risk millions for the education sector. Now, when teachers threaten actions that students go on a permanent record, in fact a database for backup. [Url]

massive open online courses (MOOCs) need to look out for mass trapping systems. Proctoring test software is more sophisticated, but it can be assumed that some students are always trying new ways to cheat. [url]


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