The value of multiple-choice in education has been a topic of debate since its invention in the beginning of the 20th century, Edudemic reports. Initially, the US army constructed this type of assessment as a means for determining intelligence for recruitment (Ramirez, 2013). Provided this social validity, the test quickly spread to education and industry sectors, such as the SAT (Ramirez, 2013). At this time, education mocked the industrial “factory model”, based on standardization and strict learning schedules. In recent years, however, there has been a shift in the education model, contingent upon active and personal participation in our globalized society…
…Read MorePodcast Series: Innovations in Education
Explore the full series of eSchool News podcasts hosted by Kevin Hogan—created to keep you on the cutting edge of innovations in education.
How to teach music and art online
For centuries, the landscape for arts education has had a certain unique niche that often has often consisted of the one-on-one ‘master & apprentice’ relationship between teacher and student, edudemic reports. The necessity of passing down a craft has come from a few places, notably the economic need from working artists as well as he love and interest of the art from prospective students…
…Read More