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18 Nov 2014: Headteachers mayneed to take the lead in reassuring teachers about thevalue of different kinds of evidence, particularlywhere there is a pervading emphasis on test resultsand other quantitative data. ... Thishappens most effectively when teachers

27 Jan 2014: Our goal is to nurture and extend the dialogue through which knowledge is created and subjected to the test of practicality. ... UCC)Netherlands Ministry for EducationOpen Society Foundations (OSF)Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

18 Nov 2014: These had become victims ofopting out of the state system on the part of thoseparents with the economic power to do so(MacBeath, 2004). ... Participantswere also asked to test and challenge the draftprinciples. Discussions were observed by members ofthe

10 Oct 2014: In order to test this further and test SLT’s explanatory power, a study involving a PD programme was undertaken. ... Cuban, L. (2009). Hugging the middle: How teachers teach in an era of testing and accountability.

18 Nov 2014: The nightmare is government instruments in the form of tests, indicators, league tables, etc. ... How far is the economic imperative predominant over the moral one when one chooses whether or not to become or stay as a teacher?

18 Nov 2014: For some, this is also about the prevailing discourse of global competitiveness and a narrowing of what counts as education around primarily economic objectives. ... Vested economic and political interests may push inappropriate solutions based on the

18 Nov 2014: The reading test conducted by the District Education Office revealed an. ... Most parents and guardians of our pupils are illiterates who instead of encouraging and supervising pupils to do their homework or learn after classes rather engage them in

4 Sep 2014: may restrict their actions and limit their impact. In one middle school we studied, some teachers. ... increasing student learning. School test scores and grades for schools put accountability front and.

18 Nov 2014: To achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. ... Maureen holds a Master of Public Policy from University of Pennsylvania

18 Nov 2014: It encouraged rigorous tests of the reliability and validity of its certification from leading figures in educational measurement (NBPTS, 2007).