Boating

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Last year, my home state of California instituted its first-ever boater card program, which phases in mandatory boater education over eight years, eventually requiring all skippers to pass a state-certified boater education course and obtain a card i

India Today

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The results of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) Class 12 examinations, declared on May 15, have come as a happy surprise for everyone in the state education department. Apart from the unprecedented 30 per cent improvement in the overall perce

Tes

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Good assessment aims to provide a balanced and fair evaluation of every student. In my eyes, there is no fairer way to test the knowledge and ability of students and to reward their efforts over time than through exams. Exams level the playing field

Tes

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Jade finally agrees to put her phone away the third time I ask her – although I suspect that it is actually only on her lap. “I might have to come to your lesson, but you can’t make me learn if I don’t want to,” she says. Of course, she is right. Jad

Space

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The implementation of the architect’s qualification examination has increased in scale. From this year, applicants with disabilities will be given extended time for the exam. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced that t

Post South Africa

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THE business of cheating in exams refers. This is certainly not just about inherent dishonesty or using a preplanned strategy to get ahead. That idea holds true for only a minority. Grabbing any opportunity to make it easier is a natural human trait.

The Atlantic

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Amid growing speculation about President Trump’s unfitness to hold the nuclear codes he has threatened to use, anyone who was suspicious that he could not identify a camel or draw the face of a clock can rest more easily tonight. This afternoon the p

You South Africa

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THIS time last year parents were well back into the routine of getting their kids off to school in the morning after the holidays, and juggling drop-offs, pick-ups and extra-curricular activities. This year, thanks to lockdown, it’s an entirely diffe

The Atlantic

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We can get a sense of what to expect from Hong Kong, where students have already been out of school for more than a month.

Boating

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This year, my home state of California instituted its first-ever boater card program, which phases in mandatory boater education over eight years, eventually requiring all skippers to pass a state-certified boater education course and obtain a card i

India Today

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A recent study by ASSOCHAM reveals that only seven per cent of India's management graduates match industry expectations. Lakhs of MBA graduates come out of business schools every year in the country. Apart from the IIMs and a few other management ins

India Today

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As India continues to witness an alarming increase in COVID-19 cases, parents and students across the country are worried about the board exams for classes 10 and 12. The exams, conducted by various central and state boards, were interrupted by the n

The Atlantic

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An overconfident teen felt that he was above math class—until he needed his teacher’s help.

India Today

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Manek Daruwala Founder-director, T.I.M.E The course material is developed by a team comprising IIM and IIT graduates and after multiple rounds of research. The focus is on understanding the subject so that students can tackle anything the exam may th

Sunday Tribune

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DURBAN teenager Dipika Somaroo has put Effingham Secondary School back on the map. Dipika placed fourth in the province and first nationally from a quintile 4 school in last years matric exam. She achieved a 96% aggregate and seven distinctions in En

Los Angeles Times

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Agustin Huneeus Jr., a prominent Napa Valley winemaker until his arrest in the college admissions scandal, was sentenced Friday to five months in prison for paying to rig his daughter's school entrance exam and trying to sneak her into the University

Los Angeles Times

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Eighteen years after lawmakers agreed that California high school students should prove their skills on a final exam before earning diplomas, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday to permanently repeal the requirement. The

Futurity

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Undergraduate computer science programs at universities and colleges in the United States appear to produce more skilled students on average than equivalent programs in China, India, and Russia, according to new research. Researchers found that under

Futurity

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The ease of finding information on the internet is hurting students’ long-term retention and resulting in lower grades on exams, according to a new study. The researchers found that smartphones seem to be the culprit. Students who received higher hom

India Today

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In India, entrance exams are a filtration system. The competitive examination system is designed to filter an otherwise unmanageable number of applicants for a limited number of seats in professional technical and medical education institutions. Give

CQ Amateur Radio

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Over the past few months, we’ve been reporting on a variety of innovations in administering amateur radio licensing exams in a time of lockdowns and social distancing. Here’s the next step … The folks who conducted the first volunteer-administered FC

Creative Nonfiction

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WINNER! Best Essay Prize MARGARET DOWNEY is a trained secondary English teacher, who has spent the past few years living in an area of New York that is so rurally upstate, most people from Albany have never heard of it. Margaret now resides in Copenh

Men's Fitness South Africa

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Hoodie: AMERICAN RAG Leggings: GAP Sneakers: NIKE Tech: FITBIT Equipment: SORINEX FITNESS TESTS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR AGES—FROM the laughably easy (remember primary school’s Physical Education? When you had to loaf around the field for an entire perio

Global Voices

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"An education system that rewards a few at the expense of the rest. . . is not about education at all; it's about divide and conquer."

Nautilus

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In May 2015, an official vote was held by the Oxford University Student Union about clothing policy. It was over whether to keep “subfusc,” a traditional uniform dating back to the mid-seventeenth century—comprised of a dark suit or skirt, black shoe

Manhattan Institute

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Controversy surrounds New York City’s selective-admission high schools and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to change the time-honored path by which students gain entry to them; the dispute largely concerns how to ration the limited supply of a valued com

Los Angeles Times

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Eighteen years after lawmakers agreed that California high school students should prove their skills on a final exam before earning diplomas, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Tuesday to permanently repeal the requirement. The

Los Angeles Times

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Speaking as someone who suffered through the rigors and travails of the college admissions process - for myself and my two children - I don't have any difficulty finding the answer to the burning question of what should happen to the kids who got int

CQ Amateur Radio

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The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CQ. – ed. Given that we know this year is like no other, “the new normal” is a considerable distance from “the old normal” in ways too numerous

Your Family

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Inspired by a visit to an art gallery, Tim draws a tiger, not realising that this will be the beginning of a life-changing adventure. This beautiful, lyrical story helps little ones overcome universal childhood fears as they go on a nighttime journey