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England: We don’t need education reform – we need a whole new system

One of the Coalition’s proudest boasts has been that it has started to increase the quality of education in our schools, after years of decline. Now, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the head of Ofsted, has delivered a bombshell. He states that we are failing at least 170,000 of our children (around 70,000 more than two years […]

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Claims of East Asia’s ‘chalk and talk’ teaching success are wrong, and short-sighted too

The problem with such calls ( we should learn from the “chalk and talk” teaching methods reported to be used in Shanghai ) is the assumption that the success of East Asian countries is due to specific features of their education systems. Even at first glance, this assumption would seem to be dubious. The school

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Fractal geometry: Finding the simple patterns in a complex world

A mathematician has developed a new way to uncover simple patterns that might underlie apparently complex systems, such as clouds, cracks in materials or the movement of the stockmarket. The method, named fractal Fourier analysis, is based on a new branch of mathematics called fractal geometry. The method could help scientists better understand the complicated

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Researchers analyze why math might be the secret to school success

A new study is in the works looking at whether teaching math as early as preschool will help children improve in their later academic performance. The math curriculum the researchers are focusing on emphasizes activities, including identifying shapes and amounts rather than rote learning, according to an article on NPR.org. »»» Läs vidare/ Read more

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Tydlig brist på sjuksköterskor och pedagoger

Sjuksköterskebristen fortsätter, liksom bristen på förskollärare, speciallärare, fritidspedagoger och lärare i matematik och NO. I år rapporterar arbetsgivarna att det även saknas tandsköterske-utbildade och lärare för grundskolans tidiga år. »»» Läs vidare [Statistiska Centralbyrån] »»» Det här är också ett internationellt problem [Gulfnews]

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Viktigt att tidigt identifiera lässvårigheter och brister i hörförståelse

I en avhandling visar Maria Levlin hur elever med lässvårigheter i årskurs 2 ofta har svårigheter även med hörförståelse. Studien visar i sin tur hur dessa lässvårigheter och brist på hörförståelse förutsäger skolresultaten i nationella proven i åk 3. »»» Läs vidare [Forskning.se]

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