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10 Oct 2014: Both in national tests and in TIMSS, performance remained (statistically) static in science, whereas it rose markedly in mathematics. ... Typically, their lessons concentrated on the acquisition of skills, solution of routine exercises and preparation

10 Oct 2014: Within the educational systemalmost all the authority remains vested in the middle classes. ... Pantheon Books).GALINDO-RUEDA, F., MARCENARO-GUTIERREZ, O. and VIGNOLES, A. (2004). The Widening Socio-economic Gap in UK Higher Education (London, Centre for

10 Oct 2014: the students reported that their parents had ‘middle-class’-type aspirations in relation to their education. ... seemingly populated by ‘the clever, more self confident middle classes’ (Aries and Seider, 2005: 428).

10 Oct 2014: which all teachers in the department 1 The teacher of one class did not administer tests. ... 2 In cases where the deferred post-test was not administered, we substituted results from the immediate post-test.

18 Nov 2014: The SFECC middle management training was not asuccess, and the professional development modeladopted offers some useful lessons. ... As we know, where young people lie onthat spectrum is closely correlated to socio-economic circumstances, and although

18 Nov 2014: These are, suggests Harvard professor David Perkins, the three litmus tests for any educational experience. ... These are evidenced by 1) pupil scores on attainment tests and 2) pupils’ self-ratings on attitude scales.

6 Jan 2014: These methodologies are anchored in the idea that development is about economic growth and that economics is the science of the management of scarcity. ... especially as they came from families with very limited social and economic capital.

10 Oct 2014: Similarly, a critical claim from the NCET projects was that the ability to analyse data on the spot enabled some students to test alternative hypotheses and approaches that otherwise would not ... However, this may reflect the inappropriateness of the

18 Nov 2014: 3. FOREWORD. “Teaching is a profession that lies at the heart of both the learning ofchildren and young people and their social , cultural and economic development. ... 14. I cried a lot my first year. I cried the day my whole class failed what I

18 Nov 2014: In England economic circumstances are highly correlated to the likelihood of achieving good education outcomes. ... Capability and Well-‐Being. In Hausman. D.M. [Ed] The Philosophy of Economics: An Anthology (Third Edition).