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10 mai 2017

Evaluation of National Assessment of Educational Progress Achievement Levels

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineThis study focuses on the NAEP achievement levels which are used to provide information that can be easily understood and used by policy makers, educators, and the public. NAEP uses three achievement levels – basic, proficient, and advanced – and reports the percentage of test takers who score at each level. NAEP also reports the percentage of test takers who score below the basic level. Is this way of reporting test performance informative to the public? Is it done in a way that produces results that are reliable, valid, and reasonable? An NRC study committee will be appointed under BOTA to answer these questions and will begin its work in early 2015. More...
1 mai 2017

Equity and Social Justice… in Mathematics Methods Courses?

By Juan M. Gerardo. Before I begin this blog post, I have a question for you: What is mathematics?
You probably thought of numbers, variables, and equations, or maybe geometry and geometric figures. Some of you probably thought of how it applies to the real world via computer science, engineering, and architecture.
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1 mai 2017

Why You Should Care About Remedial Math

HomeBy Alexandra W. Logue.If you are a faculty member who is not in math, know that what's happening in many math departments can be directly hurting your own department and possibly your teaching preferences -- as well as the students themselves, writes Alexandra W. Logue. More...

29 avril 2017

A technology to improve STEM retention?

eCampus NewsBy Laura Ascione. This new research initiative, announced at SXSWedu, will investigate the use of advanced techniques in learning analytics and educational data mining to reduce the Drop-Fail-Withdraw (DFW) rates in STEM gateway courses. More...

26 avril 2017

Science, Engineering and Health Ph.D.s: Where Are They Now?

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. The National Science Board, the policy arm of the National Science Foundation, Wednesday released an interactive infographic designed to help educators, students, policy makers and business leaders understand career opportunities for those with doctorates in science, engineering and health fields. More...

26 avril 2017

Publishing Gaps in STEM Ph.D. Programs

HomeBy Colleen Flaherty. A new study in PLOS One suggests that structural interventions in Ph.D. programs in the natural and applied sciences may increase publication rates for underrepresented minorities. More...

26 avril 2017

Survey: To get more women in STEM, hire more female faculty

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgTechno-News Blog. A recent CDW survey of 300 college women that examined both those majoring in STEM and those who left their STEM major suggests a lack of female role models, including instructors, in these fields is a primary deterrent to their pursuit. More...

26 avril 2017

Why STEM education could get a transformative makeover—soon

http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/wp-content/themes/default/images/kubrickheader.jpgTechno-News Blog. Engaging young children in STEM is critical for creating a lifelong love of learning and for developing critical thinking skills which will serve them well across all academic disciplines and prepare them for the 21st Century workforce. More...

24 avril 2017

Maplesoft Releases Online Courseware Environment for STEM

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Maplesoft Releases Online Courseware Environment for STEM
Rhea Kelly, Campus Technology, 2017/04/20
According to this report, "Maplesoft today released Möbius, a hands-on learning tool focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education." Yes, it's Canadian, sort of (subsidiary of a Japanese company). More...

21 avril 2017

Weapons of Math Destruction: invisible, ubiquitous algorithms are ruining millions of lives

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Weapons of Math Destruction: invisible, ubiquitous algorithms are ruining millions of lives
Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing, 2017/03/27
When I spoke at the London School of Economics a couple years ago, part of my talk was an extended criticism of the use of models in learning design and analysis. More...

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