Education Archive
[ad_1] In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that giving students short, topic-specific quizzes after an exam improves their chemistry learning performance. We often use testing to quantify how much knowledge students have gained. However, tests can also contribute to learning. This testing effect is
[ad_1] Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors a great man. But it’s also “a day on, not a day off” and “the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities,” explains NationalService.gov.
[ad_1] The only black composer has been dropped from the syllabus of a popular A-level music exam from next year, along with the study of jazz, because of course changes demanded by the coronavirus crisis, according to the examination board involved. Pearson Edexcel defended
[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic has “exposed, and exacerbated, existing inequalities” and even discrimination in people’s route to university, Scotland’s fair access tsar has warned. In a “triple whammy” of hits to deprived communities, he warned there have been a higher number of infections and
[ad_1] Williamsport, Pa. – The James V. Brown Library recently received a $2,000 donation from Riverview Bank as part of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. The EITC program, administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, provides tax credits to
[ad_1] Guidance warning schools against using resources from organisations that have expressed a desire to end capitalism will be reviewed by the Department for Education (DfE) following the threat of legal action. The guidance, published in September, was criticised by teachers, MPs and human
[ad_1] COLUMBIA, SC (WBTW) – Starting in 2021, veterans who were honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces will be given employment preference in government positions and higher education institutions. Under this new regulation, hiring state agencies and institutions must interview at least one
[ad_1] At its heart lies an understanding that principals, directors, executives and the secretary have a responsibility to deliver the very best education to each NSW public school student. If the school exceeds its target, the department will identify the factors driving that success
[ad_1] Creativity is a core competency for careers in both the arts and sciences. getty What makes someone a creative person? For most of us, the first thing that comes to mind is the arts. How many of us use the term creative to
[ad_1] 2. Action: give your feedback on the apprenticeship landscape The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (the Institute) has launched its annual stakeholder engagement survey to gather views on their work over the last 12 months. This is asking all the Institute’s stakeholders
