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Williamson, Joanna; Vidal Rodeiro, Carmen – Cambridge University Press & Assessment, 2022
The transition from Key Stage 4 (KS4) to post-16 education marks a shift from a broad programme of study (around 8-10 subjects) to a narrower programme (usually 1-4 subjects). Within the constraints of course availability and entry criteria, students must make important choices. Students' post-16 pathways matter because different subjects as well…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Exit Examinations, Postsecondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Root-Bernstein, Robert; Root-Bernstein, Michele – Creativity Research Journal, 2020
Polymathy may be defined as the productive pursuit of multiple endeavors, simultaneously or serially, across a lifetime. As such, polymathic breadth of interest across knowledge domains characterizes Nobel laureates in the sciences, literature, economics, and peace, though interest patterns vary between groups. Economics laureates, like science…
Descriptors: Awards, Interests, Sciences, Literature
Stephanie McDonald; Megan P. Barnard – Psychology Teaching Review, 2023
Statistics is a core subject in the psychology undergraduate curriculum and is often associated with increased anxiety among learners. The aim of this study was to identify factors relating to statistics anxiety, and specifically, how prior experiences in mathematics and A-Level science qualifications may influence students' perceptions as they…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Prior Learning, Mathematics
Gill, Tim – Cambridge Assessment, 2020
The aim of this research was to determine the standard that was effectively applied to General Certificates of Secondary Education (GCSE) and A levels in June 2020 by the decision to accept the maximum of the centre-assessed grade and the calculated grade. The data for this analysis came from the results tables for GCSEs and A levels in 2019 and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grades (Scholastic), Secondary Education, Exit Examinations
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Campbell, Janine Anne – Education Sciences, 2021
Globalisation and policy transfer in education make it incumbent upon decision makers to prioritise among competing policy options, select policy initiatives that are appropriate for their national contexts, and understand how system-specific factors moderate the relationship between those policies and student outcomes. This study used qualitative…
Descriptors: Sex Fairness, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education
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Lerman, Stephen; Adler, Jill – Research in Mathematics Education, 2016
The influences on governments for policy changes in schools range across many agencies, including the political party in power. When policies change, the sources of these influences are not always clear. The project whose work is presented in this special issue examines what these changes look like in terms of the differences in assessment tasks…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Curriculum
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Harrison, Mark – Physics Education, 2013
The maximum power theorem is a useful extension to work on EMF and internal resistance at school level. Furthermore, a very simple physical collision model can be used to show equivalent mathematical patterns to those found with the maximum power theorem and to emphasize fundamental links to ideas of impedance matching. (Contains 2 tables and 6…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Mathematics, Teaching Methods
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Howe, Christine; Luthman, Stefanie; Ruthven, Kenneth; Mercer, Neil; Hofmann, Riikka; Ilie, Sonia; Guardia, Paula – Research in Mathematics Education, 2015
Reflecting concerns about student attainment and participation in mathematics and science, the Effecting Principled Improvement in STEM Education ("epiSTEMe") project attempted to support pedagogical advancement in these two disciplines. Using principles identified as effective in the research literature (and combining these in a novel…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts, Numbers, Secondary School Mathematics
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Clements, Allan; Mather, Edward – School Science Review, 2012
This article introduces the UK branch of the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO-UK), also known as the UK Space Education Office. It is a teaching project designed to use space to enthuse primary and secondary students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. The office is funded by the European Space…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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Forgasz, Helen; Leder, Gilah; Tan, Hazel – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2011
Using an innovative recruitment tool, the social network site Facebook, survey data were gathered from samples of the Australian general public and from around the world. Views on the gendering of mathematics, science, and ICT were gathered. In this paper we report the findings from six of the 15 questions on the survey, and only from respondents…
Descriptors: Social Media, Gender Issues, Sex Stereotypes, Information Technology
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Sharland, Hannah – Primary Science, 2011
The author believes that to truly engage children in learning, an imaginative approach with purposeful activities is very important. One way that this can be implemented is through simple "engineering projects" where science, design and technology (D&T), mathematics and information and communication technology (ICT) are combined,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Robotics, Science Instruction
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King, Nicola C.; Aves, Stephen J. – Bioscience Education, 2012
Following the publication of the higher education white paper increasing entry tariff and widening participation have become even more important issues for universities. This report examines the relationship between entry tariff and undergraduate achievement in Biosciences at the University of Exeter. We show that, whilst there is a significant…
Descriptors: Evidence, Higher Education, Investigations, Academic Achievement
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Kensington-Miller, Barbara; Novak, Julia; Evans, Tanya – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2016
This paper describes a case study of two pure mathematicians who flipped their lecture to teach matrix determinants in two large mathematics service courses (one at Stage I and the other at Stage II). The purpose of the study was to transform the passive lecture into an active learning opportunity and to introduce valuable mathematical skills,…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Mathematics, Professional Personnel, Lecture Method
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Watts, Carys A.; Wray, Katie – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of using several commercial tools in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects for enterprise education at Newcastle University, UK. Design/methodology/approach: The paper provides an overview of existing toolkit use in higher education, before reviewing where and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Formative Evaluation, Academic Achievement
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Holbrook, M. Cay; MacCuspie, P. Ann – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
Braille-reading mathematicians, scientists, and computer scientists were asked to examine the usability of the Unified English Braille Code (UEB) for technical materials. They had little knowledge of the code prior to the study. The research included two reading tasks, a short tutorial about UEB, and a focus group. The results indicated that the…
Descriptors: Braille, Focus Groups, Computer Science, Scientists
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