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Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...out what someone did (or did not) know. Even with smaller-scale assessments – say, a piece of homework – learners were often simply given a mark or a brief comment (‘excellent’, ‘could do better’, ‘neat work’, and so on). Again, the key point is that assessment was done to the learner. A significant recent development has been the recognition that...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...out more...This article contains frank discussion about suicide, and some readers may wish to avoid it. If you need assistance, in the UK and Republic of Ireland, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the USA, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-TALK. [The Golden Gate bridge in fog] Steve Mallen thinks the signs first started to show when his...
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Article 15 mins
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...out if students have a good understanding of these concepts. You ask the students to put the following numbers in order, smallest first: 0.3, 0.7 and 0.4. You may find little out from the result! Suppose, instead, that you asked them to write these numbers in order, smallest first: 0.7, 0.3 and 0.36 on mini-whiteboards. You will find that the three most common responses...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Neighbourhood nature
Nature & Environment

Neighbourhood nature

...out how humans changed this landscape, I need to find out what it looked like when they first arrived and that is what botanist Steve Clifton is going to help me do. Wendy There's something really magical about it. How can I begin to tell how old it is? Steve One of the first things to do in a place like this is to look at the vegetation: the trees, the wildlife, in...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...out for the links and other information provided throughout the course. You may not be in film, but that doesn't mean that some of the business concepts and ideas you will come across don't apply to you in your business or field of activity. Video 1 Bharat Nalluri talks about film-making...Week 1: The value of film: 1 Cultural and economic value of film - Film is part of...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
What is sleep paralysis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is sleep paralysis?

...out our dreams, based on rare cases where the paralysis fails – and patients physically act out the contents of their dreams. A team of Japanese researchers were recently able to induce episodes of sleep paralysis by systematically depriving participants of REM sleep. They found that if they interrupted enough periods of REM, the sleepers would eventually enter...
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Article 5 mins
UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind
Money & Business

UK clothing manufacturing booms, but workers' rights lag behind

...out by the Centre for Sustainable Work and Employment Futures at the University of Leicester. Workers paying the price The report, which investigated the working conditions and business models of clothing manufacturers in Leicester and the East Midlands, found that the majority of the workforce earns around £3 per hour (compared to a National Minimum Wage rate of...
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Article 5 mins
No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...out of meetings in protest against the negativity of experts. The Leave campaign‘s referendum campaign was characterised by anti-expert sentiment, and voters were encouraged to ignore expert reports by ex-Cabinet Minister Michael Gove, one of the chief leave campaigners. Such anti-intellectual and complacent attitudes towards the monumental change in UKs relationship...
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Article 10 mins