Tag: students
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Pass or Fail: Preparing Teachers, Parents and Administrators for Multi-Age Classrooms
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction ... -
Pass or Fail: An Ideal Multi-Age Classroom
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve ... -
Pass or Fail: How Did We Get to This Assessment Place?
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction ... -
Pass or Fail: Multiple Assessments to Determine True Learning
In this multi-part series, I provide a dissection of the phenomenon of retention and social promotion. Also, I describe the many different methods that would improve student instruction ... -
How to Help Low-Income Students Succeed
By Matthew Lynch Students from low-income homes hit the K-12 scene at a disadvantage. Materially, they often do not have the means for the resources they ... -
For Australia to improve in maths, policymakers need to make a plan and stick to it
This article was written by Vincent Geiger Australia is struggling to improve its performance in maths due to a lack of continuity in policymaking. While Australia ... -
The case for a fixed 15% fee on all student loans
This article was written by Bruce Chapman The Grattan Institute has proposed that a 15% surcharge should be added to the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) ... -
Behind Singapore’s PISA rankings success – and why other countries may not want to join the race
This article was written by Amanda Wise Singapore has topped the global Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings in maths, science and reading, while countries ... -
NAPLAN results reveal little change in literacy and numeracy performance – here are some key takeaway findings
This article was written by Suzanne Rice The national report on National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) outcomes has been released today, showing the ... -
Why the TEF could change the way students think about a university education
This article was written by Chris Husbands It is one of the remarkable transformations of our time: the world is going to university, and participation in higher ...
