May
21

The Measure of Measurement (Part 1)

Pete and Cecilia on May 21st, 2009

Which do you like better: multiple choice, fill-in or essay tests?

Every student has a preference. And so do teachers! For example, essay tests are disappearing, partly because they take longer to grade and grading is considered less accurate than for other forms.

All three kinds of questions produce answers that help teachers understand what students have [...]

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Feb
25

Speaking up helps influence Gore

Pete on February 25th, 2009

Natural Disasters Reported 1900 - June 2008

Have you seen this graph in the news recently? (Click to see the original.) It shows “natural disasters reported, 1900 - 2008.” Al Gore has been using it to illustrate the harm being caused by Global Warming-but pulled it from his presentation a few days ago, as reported by [...]

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Jan
26

Ready or not? (2 of 2)

Pete and Cecilia on January 26th, 2009

[Continuing from Ready or not? (1 of 2)]

Just because slogans are hyped doesn’t mean they aren’t true. So let’s look at high tech through the lens of modern culture’s slogans.

How many of the slogans below are familiar? How many resonate for you? Or disturb you?

Do you agree or disagree with these principles, in business, in [...]

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