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Chris Harrow

Emory scandal: Critics doubt college ratings  | ajc.com - 0 views

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college statistics Emory US News & World Report lies

shared by Chris Harrow on 26 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • “I’ve always questioned the rankings’ validity,” Taylor said. “It’s marketing, and when we talk about marketing, it’s selling.”
  • Many parents won’t even consider sending children to colleges that fail to earn high marks.
  • “There are lies, damned lies, statistics and rankings,” the website says. He defined this mania as “paying too much attention to the rankings and looking for status vs. making the right fit for a person.”
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  • The school reported SAT and ACT data for admitted students instead of enrolled students. That artificially inflated Emory’s test scores.
Chris Harrow

MOOCtalk - 0 views

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keith devlin mooc stanford flipped classroom

shared by Chris Harrow on 28 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Chris Harrow on 28 Aug 12
     
    An interesting 'blog from Stanford's Keith Devlin (NPR's Math Guy) who is documenting his thinking as he prepares to offer a MOOC (Massively Open Online Course) on Mathematical Thinking.  This is an incredibly compelling read if you are interested in transition issues from secondary to college, the future potential of online courses, and/or mathematics education.
Robert Ryshke

Doing More with Less (and Other Practical Educational Technology Tidbits) | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...-technology-advice-adam-bellow

Technology

shared by Robert Ryshke on 24 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Robert Ryshke on 24 Sep 11
     
    Adam Bellow (@adambellow on Twitter) works as the Director of Educational Technology for the College Board Schools where he works with educational leaders, teachers, and students to infuse technology successfully in the classroom. In 2011, he was recognized as Outstanding Young Educator of the Year by ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education).
Robert Ryshke

Decline of SAT Scores, Can We Reverse the Trend - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...the-drop-in-verbal-scores.html

SAT

shared by Robert Ryshke on 19 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Robert Ryshke on 19 Sep 11
     
    Interesting article. Does they have it right? I question whether the data is really accurate because we are relying on the College Board to get objective data.
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