... data available Because graduation rates are based on the pattern of graduation existing at the time, they are sensitive to changes in the educational system, such asthe addition of new programmes ... Index was not readily available either Released by the OECD in 2013, the Survey of Adult Skills as part ofthe Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) measures the ... graduation rate data in the Index therefore awards countries that have put this aim into practice, albeit at varying levels of quality Because ofthe variation in how countries measure graduation...
... to address the data quality issues that are raised Our intention is that the data sets available through The Learning Curve will be updated as new data appears We are therefore making available ... in the context ofthe issues raised here about the quality of data available This is particularly the case with graduation rates which for the moment are based on national data sets involving a ... Anthony Mackay Chair, Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Mamadou Ndoye Former Minister of Basic Education, Senegal Vibha Parthasarathi Educationalist and former Chair, National Commission...
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... 2010 Operational measures Financial measures Investor / Analyst Capital Markets Event 2010 Operational measures: Cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete are price inelastic, right sizing has top ... Analyst Capital Markets Event 2010 Africa Middle East crisis resistant & remaining at high level; Reduction in Net Sales due to deconsolidations Africa Middle East Net Sales, operating EBITDA ... growth Proforma full year figures for Australia businesses 0% -3% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Mature Asia Pacific • Acquisition of Holcim Australia and additional 25% stake in...
... matter when evaluating the mechanisms ofthe IVD NP as an organ? In terms ofthe progression of degenerative disc disease, the NP could arguably represent the lynchpin in the degenerative cascade ... progression of organ failure? As we look to the future and contemplate cell-based therapeutics for the treatment of degenerative disc disease, one must wonder what might be the most appropriate source of ... defines the cells within the disc Are the current models of events leading to failure ofthe disc as an organ correct? What role(s) the cells play within the NP that may mitigate or contribute to the...
... brain, heart and adrenal gland was increased, whereas cardiac index and splanchnic organ blood flow were decreased During the post-resuscitation phase, administration of an ANG II antagonist did ... ofthe samples was read at 800 nm and the concentration of ICG was cal- Results There were no significant differences in the total number of defibrillations per animal or the total dose of vasopressin ... (decompression) was allowed to occur passively The depth of compression was approximately 25% ofthe ante- rior-posterior thorax diameter and the duration of compression was approximately 50% ofthe total...
... plan) was set up that included an increased number of nurses in emergency departments and medicine departments, an increased capacity ofthe hospital wards (+350 beds), a decreased hospital stay ... Critical Care February 2004 Vol No Dhainaut et al Figure decreased risk of death during the 1995 heat wave in Chicago [4] Finally, air-conditioned environments should be readily available and accessible ... contact was associated with a Easterling DR, Meehl GA, Parmesan C, Changnon SA, Karl TR, Mearns LO: Climate extremes: observations, modelling, and impacts Science 2000, 289:2064-2074 Bouchama A, Knochel...
... may say is "rather strong" and others may say is "rather weak" In measuring the size of an atom, this value would be rather weak In sociological measurements the data would be considered rather ... in phase angle ofthe peak of expression If one had a particular cell growing with a 20 hour doubling time, and in some cells the peak was at hours, others 10 hours, and other 11 hours, the amplitude ... that for a given cell, if there is a particular pattern of gene expression during the cell cycle (something, I may add, that I am skeptical of at the start – that is, I am skeptical of whether...
... INTO THE IMPACT OF EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION…… 1.2 Aim of research: The research was conducted with the aim of investigating the perception of teachers and students ofthe role as well asthe impact of ... games are invaluable as they give students a break and at the same time allow students to practice language skills Games are highly motivating since they are amusing and at the same time challenging” ... visual aids, auditory aids and audio-visual aids Visual aids are illustrated pictures, charts, maps, flashcards and other dimensional objects Auditory aids are equipment that supporting hearing and...
... basis ofthe idea above, this study helps raise the students' awareness ofthe importance of vocabulary learning and that there are many other vocabulary learning strategies and therefore the strategy ... lists Flash cards Ask teacher for an L1 translation Ask teacher for paraphrase or synonym ofa new word SOC Ask teacher for a sentence including the new word 13 Ask classmates for meaning Discover ... relied heavily on learning the meaning and form ofa word by rote Another vocabulary learning strategy used with a high frequency was Take notes in class There are a half ofthe participants always...
... employed in the reactions are silane and disilane The mechanisms ofthe pyrolysis of these precursors have been an area of intense research for many years There have been debates about whether the kinetics ... energetics ofthe initial and possible final states, and only a few address the dissociation pathway ofthe SiH3 group In this work, an attempt was made to trace the reaction path and hence gain insight ... Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara [57, 58]; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California-Santa Barbara [57-61] Monte Carlo simulation Department of Chemical Engineering,...
... if they did, it was of poor quality Fourth, was the claim that even if there were reasons to use the local languages or a local language asthe medium of instruction and asthe official language, ... language, was already anyway the language of commerce in the Orient, was the language of great literature, and according to some of these proponents, the language of democracy Finally, the claims ... medievalism.132 officials served asa venue for reiterating the binary ofthe oriental and the occidental mind and asserting the idea ofthe “ignorant native 131 Michael Salman, The Embarrassment of...
... maraming puna at batikos hinggil sa uri ng teksbuk na ginamit sa mga paaralang pampubliko, nagpatuloy pa rin ang paggamit ng mga ito sa lasrum Sa mga panayam ng mga mag-aaral at manunulat sa panahong ... konseptong wala sa bukabularyo ng mga katutubo Sa kaloob-looban ng kanilang sujektibong katauhan ay pinatindi ang pagnanasa sa buhay-Amerikano at sa mga sangkap na ito.” 292 Isabel Pefianco Martin, ... it was not until the arrival of about five hundred American teachers aboard the Thomas in August of that same year that the education bureaucracy was going to be able to really establish a foothold...
... mga damdamin at panukala sa ikakagaling ng lahat Upang tayo’y magkaisa, kailangang ang nasa itaas ay bumaba; itoy maluwag kay sa ang nasa ibaba’y siyang pailandang sa dakong itaas.389 All the ... sisiyasatin ang Kasaysayan ng Sangdaigdig ay makikitang maliwanag pa sa araw, na buhat pa sa mulang dako hanggang sa mga araw nating kasalukuyan, ang wika, ang sariling lenguwahe, ay siyang una sa ... bayan ay may mahigpit na katungkulang mag-aral ng wikang sarili, sapagka’t upang tayong lahat ay magkakilakilala at magkaramayan, kinakailangang magkaroon ng isang wikang mapagsasaligan ng ating...
... paniniwala sa “gayuma” kundi sa Awit; saan nangalig ng paniniwala sa Encanto kundi sa Awit; saan natututuhan ang ating mga kababayan ang pagsasampalataya sa mga himala at mga kababalaghan nalalaban sa ... katutubong bait kundi buhat sa isang maling hangad na naghari ng mga nagdaag panahon, na alinay ‘Ang pagkakaiba ng ating paguusap ay siyang maghahatid sa landas ng pagkakatiwalagtiwalag at ito naman ang ... ninyo ang alaala sa mga nakaraan, inyong masdan at kuruin ang ang kasalukuyan, hinaharap at haharapin, at sa pagmumuni-muni sa mga aral ni Rizal, Mabini, Bonifacio at iba pang bayani ay makikilala...
... asa medium of instruction and asa national language Though many ofthe Tagalog language organizations such asthe Kapulungan Batangas and the Ilaw at Panitik called for both Tagalog asa national ... seeing Tagalog become the national language (“Mga huling pangyayari ang nagpapatunay na hindi lamang mga taong tubo ng katagalugan ang nagmamalasakit upang ang wikang ito’y siyang maging pangbansa.”569) ... ang wikang Tagalog— wikang idinuyan at inawitan ng taghoy at panambitan ng mga naiwan ng ating mga bayaning ‘nangabulid sa dilim’ at bininyagan sa dagat-dagatang dugo ng nangasawing bayaning Pilipino!571...
... analysis of Quezon’s relation to Tagalog is this: “Palibhasa’y hindi niya lubos na nasasaklaw ang kayamanan ng wikang Tagalog, madalas na siya’y nabibitin sa pagsasalita at naghahagilap ng tamang ... declaration ofthe national language in 1937) wanted since he was a Tagalog The establishment ofthe National language based on Tagalog had a lot more to with people like Lope K Santos and the Tagalog ... be fair then to reprise here Santos’ assessment of Quezon that “he did not thoroughly master the richness ofthe Tagalog language” (“hindi niya lubos na nasasaklaw ang kayamanan ng wikang Tagalog”)...
... ‘maquina’ upang gumalaw ang mga kasu-kasuan o sakaling makapagsalita ay hindi rin tuos sa ating mga itinatanong, palibhasa’y walang sariling Wika, hindi siya maibibilang na bayan, pagkat wala ang ... calls to arms as is this one by Valeriano Hernandez which cries: Mamatay ang wikag Tagalog! O, isang bagay na nakapanglulumo, gunitain lamang, pagka’t ang pagkakagayo’y isang maliwanag na magiging ... sanhi ng di napagkaalaala man lamang ng magsisisunod sa atin ng tunay na lahing kanilang pinagbuhatan 27 The death ofthe Tagalog language! Oh, a thought that weakens one because the demise of...