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Comparing U.S. Educational Progress to Education Around the World
Below are some recently published results from the National Center for Education Statitstics’ databases. The international assessments Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) are used to … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports
Tagged Education, educational progress, International Activities Program, K through 12, Learning, mathematics education, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, PIRLS, PISA, Program for International Student Assessment, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Reading, Research, science education, TIMSS, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, United States Department of Education
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4th of July Post from The Nation’s Report Card
A Facebook post from The Nation’s Report Card proudly announced that 50% of 4th graders answered the following question correctly. My reaction is: ONLY 50%??!! We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, Teaching
Tagged Critical thinking, Education, Facebook, K through 12, Learning, Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics, Natural and legal rights, NCES, The Nation's Report Card, Thomas Jefferson, United States, United States Declaration of Independence, United States Department of Education
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2012 i3 Development Competition
For those of you interested in education grants, it seems the pre-application process is over for this one, but the results should help with formulating next year’s proposal competition. Keep an eye on this. It could be big. 124 Applicants … Continue reading
Distance-Educator.com e-Newsletter – 7/2/12 « Virtual School Meanderings
Sharing abstracts on research on digital/virtual education from today’s blog on Virtual School Meanderings. Titles include: Between Purpose and Method: A Review of Educational Research on 3D Virtual Worlds Linking theory to practice in learning technology research The development of … Continue reading
Discovered the Office of Educational Technology! Free publications, research databases, and more!
Short and sweet: Got “followed” on Twitter by someone following the Office of Ed.Tech, a site I didn’t know about. I checked out some of the information available. As an example, Understanding the Implications of Online Learning for Educational Productivity is … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, Teaching, Virtual Schools
Tagged Classroom, Education, education technology, K through 12, Learning, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, OET, Office of Educational Technology, Technology in education
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NZC Online Newsletter June 2012
Originally posted on Virtual School Meanderings:
And a third Kiwi item… You’re receiving this newsletter because you signed up at NZC Online. NZC Online Update – June 2012 Each month we bring you an email update with information, links, strategies,…
High School and College Dropout: A Report from ETS and an Interview with Bill Gates
Earlier, I came across a post from ETS in LinkedIn. The post pointed to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education that was an interview with Bill Gates on college dropout. At the end of the article was a … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports, Post-secondary education
Tagged AdSense, Chronicle of Higher Education, college dropout, Education, Educational Testing Service, ETS, high school dropout, Higher education, K through 12, Research, Technology in education
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Teacher Talk: Assessment of Science Education with Technology
The post from Teacher Talk emphases the importance of science skills learned and still to be mastered in our nation’s schools. Digital technology helps students learn, but technology can also be used to assess learning. In science, the use of … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Digital Education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek, Teaching, Teaching Science
Tagged Blog, Education, education technology, Government reports, K through 12, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, PostADay/PostAWeek, science education, Technology in education, U.S. Department of Education, WordPress
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