Worth reading: Is this the future of assessment? (Christodoulou, D., 2022)

Another interesting «worth to read» piece is found in TES magazine with the title: «Is this the future of assessment?».  The author is Daisy Christodoulou and she introduces the topic as follows: Calls for exams to be scrapped have grown louder in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. But rather than getting rid of exams, …

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Worth reading: A Critical Perspective on Effect Sizes (Quentin A., 2022)

Effect sizes (ES) are usually required by journal editors to help readers to better understand research outcomes. However, ES should be understood and, when reported, researcher must provide not only which ES metric is used (Hedge’s g, Cohen’s d, and the Glass Δ,  η2 and ηp2 …) but also additional information such as sample sizes and statistical …

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Covid-19: Cuarentena día 4. Dr. Tedros, la PCR y los datos de Italia.

En este segundo post que escribo en el 4ª día de cuarentena (leer aquí el primero) hablaré de tres asuntos  relacionados con la pandemia #Covid-19. Queda para una próxima entrada seguir analizando las herramientas para ofrecer soporte y feedback educativo online sobre las que ya hablé en el post anterior. Covid-19 El Lunes, 16 de …

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Covid-19: Cuarentena día 3. Soporte y Feedback educativo a distancia

Durante esta cuarentena causada por la grave extensión de la pandemia #Covid-19 en España voy a recoger algunas ideas en este blog que últimamente tengo abandonado. Además de preparar tareas para mis alumnos, estar pendiente de sus dudas y asistir a una formación virtual con mis compañeros me estoy dedicando a descargar y analizar con …

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Science in Secondary

List of useful and evidence-based references for improving teaching and learning of Science in Primary and Secondary Education. I will update this blog post when I found new valuable references. Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) Improving Secondary Science (EEF, 2018): «This guidance is for secondary science teachers, heads of science departments, and senior leaders. The recommendations …

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Cambridge Assessment: Professor William H. Schmidt about What we have learned from 60 years of big transnational surveys

Professor William H. Schmidt (@bschmidt_msu) from the USA. Bill is a leading thinker and mover on international comparisons, and his original thinking on the means of drawing lessons from the big international surveys – particularly TIMSS – has produced ground-breaking insights into the operation of education systems. At this seminar (the first to be held at …

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