52,266 research outputs found
Stop fighting chest infections with antibiotics, GPs told. [Interview with Professor Paul Little]
No full textAssessment of University-entrance level mathematics in England: an analysis of key influences on the evolution of the qualification during the period 1951-2001
No full textThis paper tracks the evolution of the mathematics qualification, usually called GCE A-level, originally developed and commonly used for University-entrance in England. The analysis focuses on key influences on the evolution of the qualification during the period 1951-2001, looking at how, and by whom, change was initiated, and what provided the catalysts for changes to syllabuses and schemes of assessment. The analysis describes the infrastructure of the particular qualification, identifies a stakeholder model, and proposes catalysts for change in terms of issues relating to syllabus content, standards, validity and reliability. The analysis suggests that a significant feature of the qualification framework in England is the ‘market’ created by having multiple examining agencies delivering a single qualification. Whilst this does create problems of comparability, and can lead to pressures which are not wholly educationally desirable, the market does create a dynamic for change which a public examination monopoly might not readily achieve
Contexts for ‘pure’ mathematics: a framework for analysing A-level mathematics papers
No full textThe use of context in mathematics test items is now accepted practice in many forms of national assessment in the UK. Yet research suggests that such use of context is not straightforward and that children may apply a variety of interpretations to contextual mathematics problems. Our analysis focuses on the use of context in post-16 ‘pure’ mathematics questions set by two UK Examination Boards. From our analysis, a framework for analysing the use of context is proposed that encompasses issues such as accessibility, realism and authenticity
Letter from Chris B. Clark, Bridgeville, Alabama, to John Little Jr., August 21, 1860
No full textAn item in the Little family papers collection
The effect of using real world contexts in post-16 mathematics questions
No full textThis paper reports on a study into the effect of real-world contextual framing in sequence questions. Alternative versions of the same questions were presented in explicit, algebraic, word and pattern contexts, and set to a sample of 594 Year 13 students (aged 17-18) in a one-hour test. Facility levels of the questions were then compared. In addition, the paper presents results of a student questionnaire on real-world context which accompanied the test
Six Characters In Search Of An Author
No full textProgram from the Little Theatre of Dallas' 1932 production of 'Six Characters In Search Of An Author,' written by Luigi Pirandello and directed by Charles Meredith. Setting arrangement by Alexandre Hogue. Cover art by Leon Dacus. Exhibitions by Olin Herman Travis and Kathryne Hail Travis
Chris Gniewosz oral history recording
No full textAn audio recording of an oral history of Chris Gniewosz, a Canadian immigrant of Polish heritage, on his family's flight from Poland after World War II, settling in Portland, Oregon, and his continued relationship with Poland. Audio is a little fuzzy due to high recording levels
Chris Christman (president 1962) in Little Cottonwood Canyon
No full textPhoto showing Chris Christman climbing a rock in Little Cottonwood Canyo
Societal Impact of COVID-19
No full textWatch The Official KFI AM 640 Chris Little and Providence President of Population Health, Dr. Rhonda Medows, discuss the societal impact of #COVID19 on iHeartRadi
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