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Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...economic classes, ethnic groups, or gender (Pullin, 1993). Equity issues are particularly important when assessment results are used to label students or deny them access to courses or careers in the future. Cooper (1998) conducted research using the English National Curriculum KS3 test questions, which suggests some potential lack of fairness in testing regimes. It is...
Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships
Digital & Computing

Diagramming for development 2: exploring interrelationships

...economic studies that illustrate the impacts of invaders and the financial benefits of control are essential to justify the increasingly large-scale funding that the Working for Water Programme requires. By uniting social goals with ecosystem restoration, and by capitalising on public pressure to provide water to millions of people, WWP has mustered political will, public...
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...economic life has considerable long term consequences. Does prison work? Does prison work? part 2 (6 minutes 4 MB) RICHARD SPARKS But Mr Howard has professed a readiness to see the system expand further. MICHAEL HOWARD We shall no longer judge the success of our system of justice by a fall in our prison population. ROD MORGAN At the time that the Woolf Report came out in...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...economic prosperity for some people, particularly in the Global North, has resulted in increased disposable income and time for participation in these activities. Second, this prosperity combined with relatively inexpensive air travel to most parts of the world has made more areas of the world accessible. Third, the equipment and clothing necessary for extreme endurance...
History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past

...economic group and occupation of the reader; the place where the reading occurred, and so on). From these five entries, can you detect any patterns about newspaper reading that this source might illuminate? Comment Here are the five samples I collected: entry one; entry two; entry three; entry four; and entry five (right-click on each link to open it in a new window or...
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...economic case has not brought about more rapid change. “We’re losing so many people who would have gone on to contribute to society,” Mallen says. He wants a new focus on earlier intervention, in schools and homes and GP surgeries, to identify problems before they lead to crisis, and improvements in mental health literacy. “Edward existed in a family, in a...
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of Wales – but the areas they cover could apply equally to other nations. The goals are shown in Figure 1 and described in Table 1. [Described image] Figure 1 Wellbeing goals. Table 1 A Prosperous Wales An innovative, productive, and low carbon society that recognises the limits of the global environment and therefore uses...
Hybrid working: change management
Money & Business

Hybrid working: change management

...economic uncertainty and cost of living challenges, people’s expectations, buying habits, trust and behaviour remain in flux. As a result, organisations, governments, public bodies, healthcare systems and even charities need to innovate new products, services and processes to compete. To do so means that invariably they need to undergo almost continuous change. This...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs