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Stress-resources. TeacherTube - Teach the World. Classroom Assessment. The values for reliability coefficients range from 0 to 1.0.

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A coefficient of 0 means no reliability and 1.0 means perfect reliability. Since all tests have some error, reliability coefficients never reach 1.0. Generally, if the reliability of a standardized test is above .80, it is said to have very good reliability; if it is below .50, it would not be considered a very reliable test.

Validity refers to the accuracy of an assessment -- whether or not it measures what it is supposed to measure. Even if a test is reliable, it may not provide a valid measure. There are three ways in which validity can be measured. So, does all this talk about validity and reliability mean you need to conduct statistical analyses on your classroom quizzes? MINDMAPPING. Wolfram. Information Is Beautiful. Free Online Course Materials.

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Among them: “hlizifikh,” a wild but powerful strike; “hrakkarikh,”a quick and accurate strike; and “gezrikh,” a fake-out or decoy strike. But you won’t find these words in George R. R. Culture. Top 10 Free Online Mind Mapping Tools. As the name, mind mapping means that to draw your mind or ideas as a map, which are well-known for brainstorm, exploring your brain for many ideas.

Top 10 Free Online Mind Mapping Tools

For mind mapping, you can just use a pen and one paper, but it will be funny and easier if you are using below tools, which are all available for you to create mind maps online for free without anything to download or install. 1. Bubblus Bubblus is very simple and easy to use, you just need to enter and drag. Harnessing Your Creativity. Children Educate Themselves IV: Lessons from Sudbury Valley. GET YOUR KIDS OUT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL NOW!!!! John Taylor Gatto "The Scientific Management of Children"

Less Formal Training; More Informal Social Learning. This is an excerpt from Sharon Boller’s newest white paper, Learning Trends, Technologies and Opportunities.

Less Formal Training; More Informal Social Learning

The white paper describes today’s learning landscape… then predicts 7 trends for the next 12 – 18 months. Here is Trend 6: Twitter chats, Twitter lists, massive open online courses (MOOCs), YouTube channels and blogs devoted to highly specific topics, resources such as Lynda.com, CodeAcademy, etc. are all examples of resources that enable people to build highly customized “personal learning networks” for themselves. Given that the average employee only spends 31 hours PER YEAR in formal training, staying current requires employees to develop skills in social learning tools and strategies. Videos connectivism. Connected Learning.

The Future of Education. Learningtheories-full.jpg (JPEG Image, 1614 × 1145 pixels) - Scaled (57%) Moodle_For_Motivation-v.05. Steve Hargadon - Changing Education By Hacking At the Roots, Not the Branches. What Cool Things Can I Do with All This Free Cloud Storage Space? I have been trying to figure out a way to use a cloud / file syncing service to automate a way to get all of my ebooks on one device.

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I have a Nook Tablet, but I have ebooks from other services like Amazon. I can easily strip the DRM (calm down, I paid for these) on my books using Libre, which is great, but right now I have to physically connect my device and transfer them. TED. FunEasyLearn is the easy and fun new way to learn English - whether you like listening music from other countries, travelling abroad, working for an international company, or chatting with foreign friends.

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