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Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA):Department
"The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA ) is an internationally standardised assessment that was jointly developed by participating countries and administered to 15-year-olds in schools. PISA assesses how far students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in society" (¶1, retrieved 2011.04.15).
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English: Who speaks English? | The Economist
R.L.G. (2011.04.05) suggests a large-scale study of an uncontrolled sample population "confirms ... stereotypes" (¶1), and "shows results similar to ... [an unspecified] study by the British Council" (¶3 [URL from original, retrieved 2011.04.14).
- This was not a statistically controlled study: the subjects took a free test online and of their own accord.
- But Philip Hult, the boss of EF, says that his sample shows results similar to a more scientifically controlled but smaller study by the British Council.
- Several factors correlate with English ability. Wealthy countries do better overall. But smaller wealthy countries do better still: the larger the number of speakers of a country’s main language, the worse that country tends to be at English.
- Export dependency is another correlate with English. Countries that export more are better at English (though it’s not clear which factor causes which).
- Teaching plays a role, too. Starting young, while it seems a good idea, may not pay off: children between eight and 12 learn foreign languages faster than younger ones, so each class hour on English is better spent on a 10-year-old than on a six-year-old.
- Teaching plays a role, too. Starting young, while it seems a good idea, may not pay off: children between eight and 12 learn foreign languages faster than younger ones, so each class hour on English is better spent on a 10-year-old than on a six-year-old.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Brainstorming - Google Across the Curriculum
This post displays slides from a "workshop . . . [Richard Byrne] designed to introduced participants to variety of Google services that they can use in their classrooms. Included in the workshop are five collaborative brainstorming sessions" (2011.04.09, para. 1, retrieved 2011.04.10)
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Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Lesser-Known Google Tools for Students & Teachers
". . . some of the lesser-known Google products that teachers should know about" (Richard Byrne, 2010.08.16, para. 1, retrieved 2011.04.10)
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Collablogatorium: 10 Things You Should Know About Blogging
" ... [T]en things I've learned and wished all bloggers knew about blogging" (Carla Arena, 2011.01.16, retrieved 2011.04.10).
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Life Feast: 10 sites I plan to use in 2011
List of sites, some still in beta, for use by students and teachers.
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Educational Technology Guy: Evernote - some great ideas for using it in education
Points out various resources from and including the Evernote Blog with its Education Series, but overlooks the terms of service
Sunday, April 17, 2011
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