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Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Composition and improvisation in cross-cultural perspective

...system in which each note of the scale is assigned a number from 1 to 5. One aspect of the system which may take a bit of getting used to is that the Sundanese assign the numbers to a descending scale, so that pitch 1 is higher than pitch 2 and so on. Similarly confusing is the fact that pitches in the higher octave are indicated by a dot beneath the number, and those in...
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...end of the project, and for these Hubs to be recognised within the mainstream education system. Activity 1 Imagining stakeholder expectations Timing: Allow approximately 20 minutes Listen to a short audio by two of the researchers leading the SAGE project. DEBORAH COOPER Hello, welcome. I'm Deborah Cooper, one of the authors of the module. I'm joined here today by Dr. Alison Buckler and Dr. Liz Chamberlain, both from the ......
Doug Allan - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Doug Allan - Earth in Vision

...system that we’ve got, we need a big, radical change in how we do things and it won’t be easy’. I don’t even know if it can be achieved, but if we don’t achieve it, we’re going over the cliff, I think. How has changing technology affected the way you film? Well, I started on film which was so utterly different, we would go out with so many cans, we’d be in...
Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective
History & The Arts

Reception of music in cross-cultural perspective

...role are often held to the sound of cassettes blasting through a rented loudspeaker system. […] The industry is taking such a large bite out of the livelihood of skilled musicians that very few can make a living simply as performing artists. (Sutton, 1985, pp. 24–7) Source D Peter Manuel on the impact of cassette technology in India The primary effect of cassette technology has been to facilitate the emergence of new ......
Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary modern foreign languages

...system is transparent, and students understand exactly how successful they have been and how they can improve. Feedback that is discussed with the students is particularly effective and allows them to contribute to identifying how they have fulfilled the success criteria and any areas for improvement. In order for students to make progress, any feedback needs to include a...
Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...system is in place, if progress in learning science is to be assessed, teachers need to have a clear framework for progress. Activity 2 Examining progress in science Timing: Allow about 30 minutes Table 1 gives some dimensions of progression in a person’s knowledge and understanding. Fill in other science examples (as far as possible) for the other dimensions suggested....
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...system and face the language barrier. He quickly realised how important it was to learn the language so he could learn and live in the UK. Secondly, there has been much rejection in his path to becoming a Premier footballer, as he was rejected initially by the Arsenal Academy and then sold by Arsenal after two appearances. He overcame this by dropping down a league and...
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...system represent a student’s achievement in the whole of mathematics. Can a series of timed, written tests at the end of a key stage assess all those things we think are important for students to learn about in school mathematics? Teacher assessment is often seen as having a lower status than the results of tests, even though it is more likely to be valid in these...