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Higher Education
CAT went non-Science student-friendly
In the comparatively moderate-difficulty paper, the English section threw a surprise item with 40 questions instead of the regular 25.
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Learning communities get fund grants from Intel
The Department of Education, the Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development, Intel Philippines and the University of the Philippines National Institute of Science and Mathematics Education Development recently lauded selected local government units, learning institutions...
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Economic crisis to hit expenditure of private schools
Warning signs that the economic crisis could soon hit private schools have been highlighted in a new study.
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Blow for diploma qualifications
Fewer than 10 teenagers are studying Labour’s new diploma qualifications in some areas, according to new figures.
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Conclusion of BESA’s Policy Commission welcomed
SALTIS welcomes the conclusion of BESA’s Policy Commission, chaired by Charles Clarke, that better standards for software interoperability are essential if we are to maximise the benefits of ICT in education.
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Initiative for slum children
A large group of children from the Vikaspuri slum gather every day in a small room to learn football, art, and dance in Delhi.
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Online enrollments climb say researchers
Researchers who study online education tend to believe that the staggering growth in enrollments seen over the past several years can
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Virtual office hours get students, teachers together
Colleges’ traditional office hours are taking a backseat to online student-faculty meetings. Online meetings are increasing student-professor interaction, say the college officials.
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Africa needs software to make ICT accessible to all
The time had now come for Africa to produce open software in its major local languages to make ICT accessible to all. John Schoneboon, ICT project associate at the partnership for higher education in Africa of...
Higher Education
Cornell University takes visual approach to data analysis
BI tools can be a challenge to master,Cornell University learned that lesson the hard way when it installed an enterprise BI system from a large.
Higher Education
Slowdown in companies is making many executives to line up for CAT
Experts feel that this ratio will alter for CAT 2009 in favour of those with additional work experience. Number of candidates appearing for CAT has gone up by 11% compared to last year.