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Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...changed in recent times; and the principles underpinning assessment that support learning and what teachers assess in science. Now listen to an introduction to this course by its author, Sandra Amos: Sandra Amos Hello. I'm Sandra Amos the author of this course. I've worked for many years in science education both as a teacher in secondary schools and as a teacher/educator...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Assessment in secondary mathematics
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary mathematics

...changes (or not) depending on the particular questions that are set. Ideally, assessments should give every student optimal opportunity to demonstrate what they know. In practice, however, tests have been found to be biased against students from particular backgrounds, socio-economic classes, ethnic groups, or gender (Pullin, 1993). Equity issues are particularly...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...change for the better by its end. In Gaelic, 1891 saw the launch of the first organisation set up in support of the language. An Comunn Gàidhealach’s first achievement was to create a major music festival, the Mod, which continues to this day to promote Gaelic music and to raise the profile of the language. It also set up local branches and, at national level, took...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Rounding and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Rounding and estimation

...changed as shown. Is this correct? £ Float from the last outing + 0.40 Discount voucher for restaurant + 5.00 Food − 36.98 Drinks beforehand − 5.10 Taxi − 3.50 Tip − 3.00 Total − 43.18 Share among the remaining four of us ÷ 4 − 10.795 Round up to nearest £0.10 − 10.80 Everybody owes £10.80 Contribution from Ali (left early) + 8.00 Ali still owes £2.80...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...changed). You may also have thought about visibility (that is, making something noticeable or clear) or even about increasing access to a piece of information. In terms of the effort it might have taken to create an inscription, you may have thought about factors such as the size, cost and material of the monument and the different skills required to carve letters onto a...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Two concepts of freedom
History & The Arts

Two concepts of freedom

...changes. They contribute to the pressing debates about the limits of individual freedom that affect us today. You might think that the meaning of ‘freedom’ is straightforward: at an individual level it means not being imprisoned. If I'm imprisoned then, obviously, I'm not free. I can't choose to go out for a stroll, eat a pizza, go to the cinema, and so on. But on the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...changed over centuries (Von Elbe, 1939). Roman law of war and peace Deliberations about war were expected to pass through these priests, who would seek a judgment of the gods about the justice of the proposed course of action. If it was decided that a grave breach of the peace had in fact occurred, such that a just war would be warranted, the fetials would first approach...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...changing market and a number of long-term clients with very specific needs. Andreas Kinnen [Managing Director, Sales & Marketing] Yes, we do have customers that have been with the company for a very long time. One of them, like BASF, actually became a customer back in the 1860s, and that we can still maintain. But they’re also quite a few, number of customers that have...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs