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Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'
Education & Development

Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'

...class is a one-to-one discussion, reading of a text together or going over a student’s piece of writing. Other times it is a loud discussion spoken across several languages, fragments of it translated back to English. Stories have become a commodity Students engage with the course and their own stories for different purposes. Some have been writing their stories and...
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...class they were placed in. Often associated with these memories are feelings of anxiety or elation. For those who find learning more difficult, assessment may impact on their self-confidence and self-worth, as well as their attitude towards the subject and towards school. This is unsurprising given that examinations mean that whatever someone feels they have learned on a...
Upper Buckingham Street, Dublin, Ireland: from speculative landowners to multi-tenanted tenements
Society, Politics & Law

Upper Buckingham Street, Dublin, Ireland: from speculative landowners to multi-tenanted tenements

...class residential status in the 19th century, its demotion to tenement use, then attempted rehabilitation in the late 20th century. The housing on the street represents every era from fine Georgian residences to middle-class Victorian dwellings and a range of purpose-built flats intended for the working classes built both by a private semi-philanthropic housing company...
Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...class women to fight for equality and justice. Given all this airtime, various commentators hold hope that this year’s Oscars will make history not only in terms of nominations and awards for black, women, transgender and young stars but also in continuing a united stance against sexual violence. Breaking the silence around sexual violence has been an important strategy...
Systems thinking: a select glossary
Money & Business

Systems thinking: a select glossary

...feedback. If you want to know more about Systems Thinking, the Open University course T205 Systems Thinking, Principles and Practice is an excellent introduction to the discipline. Definitions of some generalized system concepts used in systems practice. Boundary Closed system Communication Connectivity Difficulty Emergent properties Environment Feedback Hierarchy Holon...
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...feedback target setting discussing criteria with learners ‘closing the gap’ activities self-assessment, e.g. in relation to performance and composition portfolio assessment Summative assessment: performance examination written examination aural examination end-of-term project portfolio assessment...Assessment in secondary music: 1.1 Summative assessment - [Described...
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...class so that the feedback is speedy. Choose one or two pieces that would be worth your while to mark, as they have the potential to explore the students’ understanding and therefore will inform you and the students of where to go next, to help the students make progress in their learning. Which pieces would be best for students to peer-mark, so that they gain ideas...
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...Class interval or class limit: The lowest and the highest value defined for a class or group are called class limits. The lowest value is called the lower class limit and the highest value is called the upper class limit of that class. In the example below (see Table 5), the lower class limits are 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, ......