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November 16, 2023 By Scrible

Steering Education: Assessing Student Process vs. End Product

Each course in a student’s journey is essential in steering their educational success. Scrible’s Progress Monitoring tool is the compass that guides educators, enabling them to navigate through a student’s learning journey. It’s a pedagogical innovation designed for transparent, formative assessments and real-time data to chart customized learning paths.

Empowering Educators with Actionable Insights

As educators, we chart the academic progress of our students with a watchful eye on four critical stages: research, analysis, synthesis, and writing – the core pillars of Scrible’s Progress Monitoring. By capturing the time students invest in curating and annotating sources, Scrible empowers educators to guide the research journey, ensuring students dive deep into their subjects (Gustafsson-Wright et al., 2021¹; Chiaro, 2020²). This scaffolded approach mirrors math’s “show your work” philosophy, translating it into the writing process fostering an environment where progress is visible, measurable, and meaningful.

Steering Students Towards Self-Regulation and Success

The tool’s real-time tracking features equip educators to nurture an analytical mindset during the source annotation phase and to observe the synthesis of information as it unfolds into structured outlines. Scrible’s close monitoring of writing time further allows educators to gauge student effort and understanding, enabling a tailored and responsive teaching strategy.

Ensuring Academic Integrity

In a world where academic integrity is paramount, Scrible’s features support preventing plagiarism. It does this not by policing students but by partnering with them in their academic development, highlighting their work journey from conception to completion (McCabe et al., 2001³).

Scrible’s Role in Future Learning

As we look to the horizon, Scrible’s Progress Monitoring is the compass, promising navigation through the vast educational challenges we face in an ever-changing technological world. It’s more than a tool; it’s a mindset, a commitment to excellence, and a pact between teachers and students, assuring that every step is toward more significant learning, understanding, and integrity.

Your insights fuel our journey, shaping the features and support we provide. We’d like to invite you to try out Progress Monitoring (and the many other features we offer!) Share your stories, the triumphs, and learning. Together, let’s shape the future of education.

Thanks for embracing the journey with Scrible.

References:

Gustafsson-Wright, Emily, et al. “How Can Real-Time Performance Data Lead to Better Education Outcomes? | Brookings.” Brookings, Brookings, 6 May 2021, https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-can-real-time-performance-data-lead-to-better-education-outcomes/. ↩︎
Chiaro, Chelsea. “What Is Progress Monitoring and How to Use It Effectively – .” TeachHUB, www.teachhub.com/classroom-management/2020/07/what-is-progress-monitoring-and-how-to-use-it-effectively/. ↩︎
McCabe, Donald L., Linda Klebe Treviño, and Kenneth D. Butterfield. “Cheating in Academic Institutions: A Decade of Research.” Ethics & Behavior, vol. 11, no. 3, 2001, pp. 219-232. ↩︎

October 30, 2023 By Scrible

Streamlining Research: Scrible’s Journal Article Magic

Academic research and writing is constantly changing and evolving, making journal articles an essential part of the process. Whether you’re a student, educator, or researcher, the depth of knowledge offered by journal articles is incredibly valuable. Scrible recognizes this significance and has introduced innovative features to enhance the research experience.

Physical Journal Articles

Scrible has simplified the process of integrating physical journal articles into research. These credible sources can now seamlessly join your Scrible library.

By integrating physical journal articles into Scrible, you’re equipping yourself with a powerful tool for conducting comprehensive research. Whether crafting a research paper, preparing for a presentation, or simply expanding your knowledge, Scrible makes it easy to harness the wealth of information in physical journals.

Digital Journal Articles

The Scrible team is dedicated to improving your research experience, and this commitment extends to digital journal articles as well. To optimize the potential of your digital copies of journals, check out our step-by-step guide.

Collaborating and Sharing

Scrible isn’t just for solo research. It also allows you to collaborate with teammates and fellow researchers, making sharing articles, annotations, and notes easy. This collaborative feature streamlines group projects and facilitates sharing of research findings, making your research journey even more efficient and productive.

Citing Academic Journals

Citing academic journals in your research papers is a crucial step in the research process. Citing reputable sources offers several advantages:

Credibility: Peer-reviewed academic journals ensure the accuracy and veracity of information, lending credibility to your work when cited.

Depth of Knowledge: Journal articles offer expert analysis, research findings, and topic insights.

Supporting Claims: Citations from academic journals provide evidence to support arguments and claims, enhancing research paper persuasiveness.

Academic Integrity: Properly citing sources, such as journal articles, is crucial to upholding academic integrity, as it demonstrates respect for others’ work and helps to avoid plagiarism.

Scrible offers innovative features that allow researchers, students, and educators to seamlessly integrate physical and digital journal articles into their research process. These features enhance efficiency and ensure the integrity and quality of your work. By citing academic journals in your research papers, you tap into a wealth of knowledge and increase the credibility of your research.

October 23, 2023 By Scrible

Group Assignments: Collaborate And Elevate Your Research

At Scrible, we believe that collaborative learning fosters more profound understanding, creative outcomes, and numerous additional benefits. That’s why we’re thrilled to spotlight one of our most exciting features: Group Assignments.

Elevate your research skills and streamline your workflow with Scrible’s robust and collaborative tools. With Scrible, you can collaborate with your team and seamlessly organize your research notes, citations, and sources. Say goodbye to the chaos of manual note-taking and hello to a streamlined and efficient research process. Whether you’re a student, researcher, or professional, Scrible’s powerful tools will transform your research game and help you achieve success.

The Power of Collaborative Learning
Recent studies shed light on the multifaceted advantages of collaborative learning:

Enhanced Academic Motivation: Collaborative learning methods have significantly boosted academic motivation among students (Loes, 2022)¹. When students work together, they become more invested in learning, leading to heightened enthusiasm and engagement.

Active collaborative learning significantly impacts student engagement: A recent study states (Qureshi et al., 2021) that active learning involves students participating in discussions, making presentations, and gaining real-world experiences. Studies show that students learn better when they actively think and engage in their learning. This kind of learning also makes students more involved in their classes, committed to their education, and less likely to drop out. It creates a competitive learning environment. Active collaborative learning is a motivating method that gets students actively involved in learning. It means students work together to achieve different levels of performance.²

Improved Academic Writing Skills: Incorporating online collaboration tools into learning has positively affected students’ academic writing skills (Li & Mak, 2022)³. The interactive nature of such tools allows for instant feedback and collective problem-solving, leading to refined writing techniques.

How Does It Work?

Creating Group Assignments: Teachers can easily create group assignments and select members for each group. This allows for structured collaboration while ensuring each student plays a role.

Shared Libraries: Every group assignment comes with a shared library. This hub allows students to add, annotate, and discuss sources collaboratively. It’s a dynamic space where the research process becomes interactive.

Shared Annotations & Notes: Group members can see each other’s annotations and notes in real time. This fosters immediate discussion, clarification, and integration of different viewpoints.

Individual Accountability: Even within group assignments, individual contributions are tracked. This ensures that every student actively participates and contributes to the group’s success.

The Benefits

Enhanced Critical Thinking: When students work together, they challenge each other’s ideas, leading to deeper understanding and better research outcomes.
Improved Communication Skills: Collaborating in a digital space requires clear communication. Students learn to express their ideas succinctly and effectively.
Responsibility & Accountability: With individual contributions being tracked, students learn the importance of responsibility in a group setting.

Get Started!

Group assignments are a transformative feature that can elevate students’ research and writing process. If you’re a teacher looking to enhance collaborative learning in your classroom, get started with Scrible’s group assignments today!

Join the revolution in collaborative learning. Dive into Scrible, and let’s make research and writing a collaborative adventure!

Loes, C. N. (2022). The Effect of Collaborative Learning on Academic Motivation. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 10. https://doi.org/10.20343/teachlearninqu.10.4 ↩︎
Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Asadullah Khaskheli, Jawaid Ahmed Qureshi,
Syed Ali Raza & Sara Qamar Yousufi (2021): Factors affecting students’ learning performance
through collaborative learning and engagement, Interactive Learning Environments, DOI:
10.1080/10494820.2021.1884886 ↩︎
Li, J., & Mak, L. (2022). The effects of using an online collaboration tool on college students’ learning of academic writing skills. System, 105, 102712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102712 ↩︎

April 13, 2016 By Victor Karkar

scrible Edu Launches to Support Student Research & Writing with Analytics & Google Integrations (Press Release)

Online research platform provider scrible launches scrible Edu, a new ed tech product that streamlines the student research and writing process with GAFE integrations and gives educators visibility into that workflow with rich data.

SAN MATEO, CA – APRIL 13, 2016

scrible, the leading innovator in online research technology and a Google for Education Partner, has launched scrible Edu, a new education product that streamlines the student research and writing process and gives educators unprecedented visibility into that workflow for personalized learning.

scrible offers a Web application that allows Internet users to richly annotate webpages in the browser and manage and collaborate on them online. CEO Victor Karkar explains, “This launch adds a new emphasis on writing. We’re extending the strength of our online research platform into the writing realm. We’re helping students write better papers faster and helping educators support the modern information literacy skills students need for college and career success.”

scrible Edu offers students 1-Click Citations, 1-Click Bibliographies, Google Drive integration and a Google Docs Add-on for free. It also includes free classroom capabilities for educators, including class structure, Class Libraries and Google Classroom Sync. Upgrading to the paid Edu Pro tier offers assignment and analytics features that support personalized learning.

Phil Kim, Innovation Manager at KIPP Bay Area Schools, says, “The integration of Google Docs and Classroom made the process of transition to scrible Edu seamless. Victor and the scrible Team have been exceptionally responsive to the feedback our teachers and students have, and they’ve gone above and beyond to ensure that scrible’s platform is user-centered.”

1-Click Citations and Bibliographies enable simple citation capture and bibliography creation. Google Drive integration and the scrible Writer Google Docs Add-on allow a student to bring their research into a paper as they’re writing in Google Docs. They can search their scrible Library for annotations (e.g. notes & highlights) and citations from within a Google Doc and view them alongside the paper. They can click to insert the annotations into the paper as quotes with accompanying in-text citations. The citations and bibliography are automatically managed, compiled and appended to the Doc.

Chad O’Connor, History and English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher at the Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High Shool (KCAPA) in Philadelphia, says, “I am excited for my American History students who will use scrible’s new Google Docs infusion for their Sophomore Research Projects. Because students can export all of their annotations to a Google Doc in their Drive, it creates an efficient process for drafting essays AND facilitates a smoother transition for me in teaching them the key skills of paraphrasing and citing sources.”

Class structure enables activities in scrible Edu to mirror real world courses and sections. Google Classroom Sync lets educators easily sync their class rosters with scrible Edu to get started quickly and without manual student data entry. Each class/section automatically gets a Class Library, which educators and students can use to share curated articles for research sources, close reading exercises and class discussions.

scrible Edu Pro allows educators to create novel research project and paper assignments. Students can annotate and save sources to an assignment-specific Library and submit it for review. As a result, teachers can access a rich collection of student work and see how students organize information (using tags), read closely (using annotations), etc.

Teachers can set goals for those projects and papers (e.g. number of sources to collect or cite, number of words in the paper, etc.) and track student progress toward those goals and overall assignment completion at the class and individual student level using a real-time data dashboard. These analytics empower teachers with data to support each student with personalized guidance and intervention. Educators can see where each student is at any given time in the research and writing process and where they get stuck.

***Class-level analytics showing the progress of students completing a research paper assignment***

Ann Terry, Librarian at Lone Star High School in Frisco, Texas, explains, “Teachers are thrilled to be able to see the progress of their students as they view and save sources. scribe Edu gives our teachers a window into their students’ research process that they’ve never had before. scrible has changed the way Lone Star High School does online research.”

As a part of the launch, CEO Victor Karkar will present scrible Edu in Southern California this week at the Leadership 3.0 Symposium, an annual gathering of K12 administrators focused on “Educational Leadership for the 21s Century”. The Symposium is hosted by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), Computer Using Educators, Inc. (CUE) and Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL).

For more information, email press(at)scrible(dot)com or visit https://scrible.wpengine.com