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Assessment in secondary science
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary science

...university. Assessment is a challenging aspect of a science teacher’s work. Science is not simply a fixed collection of facts but a complex discipline. Consequently assessment in secondary science should not be concerned only with what facts students can recall. Rather attention needs to be paid to the different elements of science including students' conceptual...
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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?

...University of Cambridge and was revising hard for his A levels. At his school, Edward was head boy and popular among pupils and teachers. His younger brother and sister idolised him. “We didn’t attach any particular significance to it,” says Mallen of what he saw as merely a musical pause. “I think we just thought, ‘Well, the poor lad’s been at the piano for...
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Article 15 mins
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...University course E114 Active bodies: introducing the study of sport and exercise....Extreme endurance performances: Introduction - In this course you will explore participation in extreme sports and be introduced to the multidisciplinary approach to examining topics. There are many examples of activities that are considered extreme owing to their high-risk nature, such...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Data analysis: visualisations in Excel
Science, Maths & Technology

Data analysis: visualisations in Excel

...University course B126 Business data analytics and decision making....Data analysis: visualisations in Excel: Introduction - The objectives of this course are to explore ways to visualise data sets in Excel, familiarise yourself with Excel functions and explore the relationship(s) between variables. [A graphical illustration of different types of charts (e.g. pie chart,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Visions of protest: graffiti
History & The Arts

Visions of protest: graffiti

...University’s Arts and languages Access module, introduces you to contrasting understandings of graffiti. It draws on a wide range of different examples of graffiti, including mystery zebras in Hackney, fish graffiti in Morecambe, ‘tags’ in a Milton Keynes underpass, a McDonald’s advert and exhibits at a highly established art gallery, the Tate Modern. You will...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...University course DE200 Investigating psychology 2...Making sense of ourselves: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain some of the key aspects of prejudice and how and why they are important describe basic elements in the study of the psychology of personal relationships such as love and friendship understand how visual illusions...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
An introduction to software development
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to software development

...University course M813 Software development...An introduction to software development: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate the engineering nature of software development describe key activities in software development and the role of modelling explain key concepts in software development such as risk and quality explain the...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...University Figure 6 Meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) [Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)] Peter Menzel/Science Photo Library Figure 7 Black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) [Woodchuck (Marmota monax)] Leonard Lee Rue/Science Photo Library Figure 8 Woodchuck (Marmota monax) [Little brown myotis bat (Myotis lucifugus)] Roger W....
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs