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Online course materials to reduce costs for Alberta students - 0 views

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Alberta Canada OER textbook affordable

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  • Mathieu Plourde on 14 Apr 14
     
    The cost of post-secondary education can be overwhelming for many Alberta students, and the additional hundreds or thousands of dollars spent on textbooks can weigh heavily on their wallets. Now, the Alberta Government is launching a new initiative, offering more educational resources online.
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Computers 'dramatically more reliable' than teachers in marking Alberta diploma-exam es... - 1 views

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Alberta grading writing K12 testing LightSide

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  • Mathieu Plourde on 27 May 14
     
    "Last fall, Alberta Education sent two 2013 diploma-exam questions along with nearly 1,900 student essay answers that had been graded by teachers to LightSide, a Pennsylvania company that develops computer software to score student essays. LightSide's automated algorithms outperformed human reliability in the Alberta study by about 20 per cent, said the company's January 2014 report to the government."
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