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Duane Sharrock

Education in the Age of Globalization » Blog Archive » Numbers Can Lie: What ... - 0 views

  • Perhaps whatever in an education system or culture that boosts math scores leads to less positive attitude and lower confidence at the same time.
  • According to historical data, American education has always been bad and actually improving over the years.
  • the First International Science Study (FISS)[4] was conducted, U.S. students ranked bottom in virtually all categories:
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  • In the 1980s, when the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) and Second International Science Study (SISS)[5] were conducted, U.S. students inched up a little bit, but not much
  • In the 1990s, in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)[6], American test performance was not the best but again improved:
  • In 2003, in TIMSS[7] (now changed into Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study), U.S. students were not great, but again improved:
  • Over the half century, American students performance in international math and science tests has improved from the bottom to above international average. The following figure shows the upward trend of American students’ performance in math
  • There are other studies and statistics, but this long list should be sufficient to prove that American students have been awful test takers for over half a century. Some has taken this mean American education has been awful in comparison to others.
  • The Numbers Don’t Lie, but What Truth Do They Tell
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    "Over the half century, American students performance in international math and science tests has improved from the bottom to above international average. The following figure shows the upward trend of American students' performance in math."
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    "Over the half century, American students performance in international math and science tests has improved from the bottom to above international average. The following figure shows the upward trend of American students' performance in math."
Brian Nichols

Educational Leadership:Teaching for the 21st Century:21st Century Skills: The Challenge... - 0 views

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    21st Century Skills: The Challenges Ahead
Don Lourcey

21st Century Skills Assessment : Valid Data and ISTE-NETS-S Aligned - 0 views

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    21st Century Skills Assessments: Offers question types, sample texts, reporting strategies, portfolio assessment, etc.
Jennie Bales

Bringing It All Together: Literacy, ICT and the 21st Century Skills - 0 views

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    This article shares a framework that integrates literacy, 21st century skills and ICT strategies, so that units of work can be prepared that take students from learning basic skills directly from teacher modelling, right through to collaborative application of these skills against real-world, authentic problems.
Mrs. Welch

The Innovative Principal - Reflections from a 21st Century Leader - 0 views

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    Reflections of a 21st Century Leader
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    Reflections of a 21st Century Leader
Don Lourcey

21 Things for the 21st Century Educator - Home - 0 views

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    Engaging with 21st century learning and education; application of NETS-T with practical solutions and activities for teachers
Don Lourcey

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    Great site for understanding what a 21st century school  looks like
Don Lourcey

The 21st Century Principal: Fostering an Environment of Innovation and Experimentation ... - 4 views

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    As districts are faced with the challenge of building a buget in these extremely tough fiscal times, this article becomes imperative. Seeking new ideas from not only those within our industry, but those stakeholders outside of education may provide new insights and opportunities for us in education. "Outside of the box" thinking may help to save many of our programs and initiatives that we pride ourselves in inspite of the economic crisis we are/ will be faced with.
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