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Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...simple knowledge of vocabulary and grammar structures. Therefore, monitoring and assessment strategies need to support students as they become increasingly independent users of the target language. For Grenfell and Harris, this means an emphasis on ‘learning to learn’ and approaching language learning from a different direction that focuses on the learner – their...
Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...simple experiment just to measure the size of the trunk and we'll try and work out roughly how old the tree will be. So if you want to take that and walk around the tree… Wendy Are you sure we've got enough tape for this? Steve Hopefully so. Wendy It just keeps going and going. Hello again! So what we've got is 10 metres, that's huge. Steve That is a massive, massive...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Child mental health: is it in crisis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Child mental health: is it in crisis?

...simple and unambiguous (Stasiak et al., 2012). It is designed to assess children and young people aged between 4 and 17 years old and is usually completed by a parent/guardian or teacher. You will the explore the SDQ in more detail in the next activity. Activity 3 Critiquing the strengths and difficulties questionnaire Timing: Allow about 1 hour Spend some time...
Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...simple speech. It was something like 261 words in total and 205 of those were one syllable, and I love it because of that. But of course it had that terrific sound bite to die for, about government of the people by the people for the people, which is technically a work of genius. Presenter However clever the rhetoric or skilful the speaker, Tom Clarke believes that a...
Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Does prison work?
Society, Politics & Law

Does prison work?

...simple criminological question. It was recorded in 1995. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 2 study in Sociology...Does prison work?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify criteria to evaluate whether prison works...Does prison work?: 1 The purpose, efficacy and regulation of prisons - Richard Sparks presents a...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...simple questions correct and use straightforward procedures. Such an interpretation is likely to be part of the poor view that society has about mathematics and many people’s reluctance to study mathematical or mathematics-related subjects at university level. As more people see mathematics as a way of thinking and modelling the world so that efficient solutions can be...
Contemporary issues in managing
Money & Business

Contemporary issues in managing

...Code breaking – learning how to apply personal resources of ‘know-how’ in working together to solve customer problems, create new opportunities and change internal procedures. Authorising – learning to make choices between options on a cost-benefit basis and gaining approval from the appropriate line authority. Diffusing – learning how to circulate and share new...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Vaccination
Science, Maths & Technology

Vaccination

...simple, since it contains a limited number of antigens, which can be targeted by the immune system. Polio virus has just three protein components exposed on the surface of its capsid. By contrast, bacteria are structurally more complex and generally induce antibodies against a variety of proteins. For example, purified protein derivative (PPD) is an antigenic preparation...
Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs