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Stephen Mark

Students Hepline Numbers For Free Counseling - 0 views

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    the toll-free helpline number has been launched for students appearing for the CBSE exam 2012. The helpline will welcome calls 24 X 7 and students can directly interact with doctors so as to get rid of the stress and anxiety
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."
Stephen Mark

CBSE 12th Result on 28 May - 0 views

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    Latest news about CBSE 12 results on 28 May, website to check 12th results, SMS service to get results, telephone numbers and email registration service to get 12 class results.
Jason Finley

The School-Community and College-Readiness Connection - 0 views

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    "It's human nature-if we feel we belong, we are more likely to view ourselves as having the potential to achieve. It's troubling that this simple principle seems to have been lost in the debate about educational reform."
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    Being involved in a number of school transformation initiatives I have found that this principle can have a very powerful impact on students and their learning. But, there are also bigger lessons here which can/should be applied to whole school community. jf
Stephen Mark

CBSE Helpline for AIEEE Queries: Dial Now - 0 views

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    All India Engineering Entrance Examination 2012 will be conducted online (computer-based) and offline (Paper/Pen Test)
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