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The article offers information on some policy papers published in United Kingdom. Some of them includes "Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in the UK," "Government Proposals for Children's Social Care Reform," "The Condition of School Buildings," "The Condition of School Buildings," "It's Our Future: Report of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment" and "Environmental Sustainability Overview."

CTB/McGraw-Hill, a provider of PreK12 and adult education assessments, announced the release of a white paper describing methods for improving student achievement through the integration of assessment with the Response [...]

The International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB), an independent standard-setting board supported by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), has released an International Education Information Paper to help professional organisations [...]

The article presents arguments regarding the white paper, titled "Educational Excellence Everywhere," published by the government of Great Britain. Issues and concerns are the proposal to force all schools to become academies and the majority to join multi-academy trusts or chains by 2022, shift in the policy and practice of the government's free school and academy agenda, and role of parent governors and local authorities.

The article focuses on the white paper "Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice," by David Hughes, chief executive of Learning and work Institute. Topics discussed include the importance of participation to Office for Fair Access, diversity in higher education, and standards for quality higher education.

The article reviews several teaching tools and resources including literacy software by Longman, a game involving the parts of speech, and a set of cards designed to help students with creative writing.

Explores the implication of awarding levels of performance progress of student in history education in Great Britain. Responsibility of history teachers to meet the school policy that award effort grades and merit mark for Year 7 students; Benefit of the effective and selective use of data to play a part in setting long-term targets for cohorts of students and to raise attainment and create lifelong learners; Response of students toward the approach.

A recent study conducted by researchers at South China Agricultural University explores the status and lessons learned from veterinary medicine and its One Health perspective in academia, specifically comparing the systems of China with the rest of the world. The study analyzes various aspects of veterinary education in China using multiple databases. The research reveals inadequacies in curriculum systems and imbalances in internship and practical opportunities in Chinese veterinary education compared to Europe, America, and developing countries. The study proposes optimization suggestions, including improvements to the curriculum system, strengthening practical teaching, and promoting international cooperation and exchange, to enhance the overall quality of veterinary professionals in China. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on ten key secrets that are useful to help faculty in writing assignments. Grading with a timer is an activity that helps one to be more mindful of his/her time and keeps one focused. Grading has a system called minimal marking that offers the responsibility for corrections and revisions on the students. One should evaluate the overall quality of the paper by using holistic reading, a fast review of writing with no marking and this technique is used to evaluate the quality of the paper.

The article focuses on the discussion paper "Future of Inspection," published by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in the United Kingdom, which include proposals on long-term and short-term changes to the school inspection system. Topics include proposals for constructive inspections, removal of graded judgments, and reliable inspection outcomes.

The article offers information on the features of the "Performance Counts: Assessment Systems That Support High-Quality Learning" white paper written by Linda Darling-Hammond.

Looks at issues and topics related to education featured in British newspapers on January 9, 2004. Impact of the new higher education bill on college graduates; Opposition of elite universities to tuition fee increases; Decision of the British government regarding its school performance tables.

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The article discusses assessment planning by considering the implications of the Framework for teaching at Concordia College-Moorhead, Minnesota, which is inspired by the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. The Framework promotes the importance of information literacy across campus. In addition, the library awards the Exemplary Research Award, a prize for the best research paper written by a junior or senior each year.

The article explores the marks given by professors at an experiment by the "Times Higher Education" about educational evaluation. Marker 4, who gave the lowest score of 0/100, said that he gave the score because he immediately noticed the scale of paraphrasing from the book by John Cottingham and the use of unattributed sources, which is likely from the Internet. Marker 8, who gave a score of 66/100, cited that the reason for such a score is the nice explanation of the arguments by Descartes as the author picked up some things students might have missed.

The article focuses on the grading and marking of national tests in Great Britain. It explains that the examiners are behind schedule in the marking, according to the National Assessment Agency (NAA). Information about the number of manuscripts to be marked and the workload of markers is provided and the difficulties faced in completing the process are described.

The article presents a summary of selected articles from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) journals in the U.S. An article by Karen Levitan discusses the importance of meeting the need of library users through an effective information system. A paper by Carol Gordon illustrates good and poor student papers which helped students identify between reporting and researching. Mary Ann Fitzgerald suggests that students need a series of evaluative strategies.

The article reports on the National Foundation for Educational Research's publication of an "NFER Thinks" paper that outlined the characteristics and advantages of having a standardised or uniform approach to delivering a school-entry or reception baseline assessment. They include validity and reliability, mitigating the effects of external variables, and objectivity and practicality.

The article discusses proposed key actions for supporting the assessment transitions in the school systems in Alberta based on a developed public assurance model. Topics cited include the changes in school systems in Alberta after the release of the discussion paper on public assurance authored by the Alberta Assessment Consortium, the use of an expanded performance assessment method in evaluating student performance and efforts in improving student learning.

The article discusses the use of the scoring system Analytic Writing Continuum, developed by the organization National Writing Project, in writing instruction in the U.S. Topics include the use of the AWC as a rubric for assessing student writing, the use of the AWC to involve students in thinking about their working, and the use of the AWC for professional learning groups of teachers.

The article focuses on Sharon Hague, senior vice president for schools at education company Pearson which oversees exam paper markings of the Edexcel exam board, Great Britain. Topics discussed include getting inspired to become a teacher and then an examiner, apologizing to the head teachers for the economic paper leak which was commented in the social media, and efforts to implement virtual schools and online courses as in the U.S.

The article offers information on the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Green Paper, an approach to disability and SEN. It states that the said paper was published on March 9, 2011 and consists of 128 pages, costing to 28.50 pounds for the hard copy. It also mentions that the new measures in the Green Paper are the single assessment procedure and the alternative of a personal budget for all families with children with SEN will be introduced by 2014.

The article reports on the implementation of online testing that will use U.S. student data to improve learning. Online testing reportedly reduces the testing schedule, eliminates paper-and-pencil logistics and produces immediate feedback. It is stated that the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) that was put in place at the Middletown High School in the 2010-2011 school year was preceded by computer inventory, wireless system upgrading and teacher briefing on the testing process.

The article presents a study that investigates the quality of education in developing countries. The study was administered through a randomized evaluation of educational programs as well as close partnership with practitioners to assess education production function and the impact of the study on the learning of children. It reveals that majority of the students does not gain any benefits in using textbooks wherein remedial instruction and personal teaching is effective to students.

The article discusses the book "Duck and Cover: Confronting and Correcting Dubious Practices in Education" by Rick Ginsberg and Yong Zhao. The authors argue that many educational practices and policies continue to be implemented despite being ineffective or lacking evidence of their effectiveness. They encourage educators to question the status quo and make room for reforms that have been proven to work. The authors also highlight the challenges of translating research into practice and emphasize the need for more rigorous and context-specific educational research. They propose personalized education and the use of artificial intelligence as potential solutions for improving education. The authors have established the Center for Reimagining Education to pilot innovative approaches in schools. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents information on two whitepapers released by Pearson PLC for student assessment, one on how automated scoring works, and its potential for educational applications, and one that helps states and districts move from paper to online assessments in education.

The article offers information on various research paper related to the school education which was published in the previous issue of different academic journal. It mentions that a paper focuses on the importance of educational assessment policy and practice in education of young people. It highlights that a paper discusses the benefits of grammar schools on academic outputs. It further informs about the factors which improve reading achievement in school.

Abstract: Item Response Theory (IRT) is a psychometric theory widely used in educational assessment and cognitive psychology to analyse data emerged from answers given to items contained in exams, questionnaires, etc. Standard IRT, however, is based on models which assume that items behave equally to all individuals. This may not be a reasonable assumption, especially when the individuals taking the test have different social and/or cultural backgrounds. Differential Item Functioning (DIF) is an area of IRT which allows an item to be perceived differently by distinct groups, respecting its usual characteristics. DIF hypothesis avoids neglecting items that may behave differently among groups and may also be used to provide important information about differences in the populations involved in the study. In this paper, two integrated Bayesian models for DIF analysis in IRT are proposed and compared. Both models are based on a two component mixture with one component describing DIF and the other accounting for the absence of DIF. Another contribution of this paper is the approach of the simultaneous presence of multiple factors causing DIF. Ideas from ANOVA models are used to characterize different possibilities associated with these factors. The models are also extended to account for explanation and detection in each factor. A simulation study was conducted to assess the model’s capabilities and to compare it against existing alternatives. Special attention has been directed to the conditions required to ensure model identification. An analysis of a Mathematics exam applied nationally to Brazilian elementary school students is made considering two DIF factors: geographical region and type of school. The results highlight the relevance of the proposed methodology to address important issues in educational studying and testing. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The article addresses the issue of assessment in education and argues that the outcome of such tests effects how students perceive their own abilities. Assessment, the author argues, should motivate students to improve and recommends using assessment for learning to encourage learning instead of only monitoring learning. Using this method, children are more proactive about evaluating their own learning and communicating with the teacher and parents about the subject matter. It is recommended that students be given examples of good and poor student work that they evaluate and can then avoid making similar mistakes. An example is given of a mathematics classroom in which students are asked why they thought they got certain test questions wrong.

The paper describes a tool to assess student learning, evaluate academic performance of students and aid students in career initiation and enhancement through the use of the Performance Evaluation Portfolio Program (PEPP). "What have graduates learned?" is a key question in the new AACSB accreditation standards. This paper will show how one university documents student learning and provides students with a career marketing edge through an innovative web-based portfolio program. The assignments in PEPP showcase student competencies, document learning outcomes across the curriculum, and provide graduating seniors with a personal marketing tool. The paper will discuss how the program was implemented, its benefits, and the lessons learned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Describes the most common scoring method used in standardized writing assessment in the U.S. and explains how technology is changing assessment and how educators can hone their students' writing skills. Overview of writing assessment; Information on holistic scoring; Explanation on the Online Scoring Network; Example of how teachers can bring into their classrooms their knowledge of the principles of modified holistic scoring.

There has been considerable agreement among researchers and practitioners, working on development issues, that unless we improve the education infrastructure in less-developed countries they will never be able to improve their development indices. Innumerable educational reform programs in many different countries, over the last century, have been driven by this aim but few have had the desired impact on local educational systems in terms of coverage, quality and equity. Taking as an example a project recently undertaken in Colombia, we argue in this paper that a significant reason for this may well be the inappropriate theoretical paradigms and methodological approaches underpinning the majority of educational reform programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper examines the introduction of community service learning activities in lower division (200 level) undergraduate Sociology of Social Problems courses. Data from student evaluations and grades are presented for five semesters of this class between 1994–1996 (n=98), prior to the introduction of a community service learning option. This data is contrasted with five semesters of the class between 1996–1998 (n=141), following the introduction of service learning activities. Despite generally positive feedback from students and increased enrollments, results suggest that student performance as measured by grades has not significantly changed with the introduction of community service activities. Also student evaluations of the class are somewhat lower. The community service learning option itself is discussed and examples and descriptions of community service sites are presented A discussion of implications for future research on community service learning outcomes concludes the paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keywords: Deep Learning; Education; Educational Evaluation; Engineering; Epidemic; Epidemiology; Machine Learning; Networks; Neural Networks; Risk and Prevention EN Deep Learning Education Educational Evaluation Engineering Epidemic Epidemiology Machine Learning Networks Neural Networks Risk and Prevention 1093 1093 1 04/17/23 20230421 NES 230421 2023 APR 23 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA -- A new study on engineering is now available. Inside the algorithm part, the low-complexity offset minimal sum (OMS) is selected as the front-end processor of deep neural network, so as to reduce following computational complexity in deep neural network. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers suggestions to business schools for evaluation of their influence in different areas such as intellectual contributions. Topics discussed include challenges under the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International's accreditation standard 2013 for business teaching and practice, multi-tiered rating system for reviews to rate school's papers, and presents a chart depicting academic impact.

Researchers from Maastricht University in the Netherlands have conducted a qualitative expert evaluation of an educational intervention aimed at developing a shared understanding of cross-border healthcare. The intervention was based on principles of authentic, team, and reflective learning. Experts who evaluated the intervention found that it could enhance a shared understanding of cross-border healthcare, but suggested that adjustments should be made to the application of learning principles to suit specific contexts. The researchers believe that by situating learning in landscapes of practice, the intervention could contribute to the continuous development of cross-border healthcare. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on policy analysis looks at assessment and testing in primary school in England. It mentions SATs, or national curriculum assessments, are assessments of primary pupils' progress and attainment and focuses on maths, language, communication and literacy. It also mentions primary-phase academies and free schools will normally have clauses in their funding agreements requiring participation in assessments.