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Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...course. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Assessment in secondary science: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: articulate what it means to make progress in science outline the features of formative assessment use a variety of techniques to assess ......
Social construction and social constructionism
Society, Politics & Law

Social construction and social constructionism

...Open University course. It is intended to help you gain a greater understanding of the terms: social construction and social constructionism. The audio file was recorded in 2001. It is a studio discussion between academic colleagues who examine and define social construction and social constructionism. Participants in the discussion were: John Clarke Professor of Social...
Introducing global development
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing global development

...Open University course DD870 Understanding global development. You might also be interested in the related OpenLearn course, DD871 Introducing key global development challenges. To find out more, explore this OpenLearn article, which includes a video explaining what you can expect to learn....Introducing global development: Introduction - Development is about change that...
The search for water on Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

The search for water on Mars

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Studying mammals: The opportunists
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The opportunists

...courses. Take your studies further Find out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus. If you are new to university study, you may be interested in our Access Courses or Certificates. What's new from OpenLearn? Sign up to our newsletter or view a sample. For reference, full URLs to pages listed above: OpenLearn - www.open.edu/...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
What is a metal?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a metal?

...Open University course S111 Questions in science...What is a metal?: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand metallic bonding and how it is related to metallic characteristics understand the role of metals in everyday life...What is a metal?: 1 What is a metal? - To begin, have a look at the following questions. Write down the...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Minerals and the crystalline state
Science, Maths & Technology

Minerals and the crystalline state

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S209 Earth science...Minerals and the crystalline state: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: give, with an appropriate example, the meaning of the terms phase, phase boundary and phase transformation, and interpret stability fields in terms of pressures and/or temperatures...
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Studying mammals: The social climbers
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: The social climbers

...primates, Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 20, pp. 478 and 484, copyright š 1992, with permission from Elsevier. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...