In just a few years, TikTok has risen to become one of the largest social media platforms, with over 800 million users around the world. The rise, however, has not been smooth and the platform, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance has been accused of not protecting their users’ data, secretly gathering and […]
Neuro researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have revealed a language learning device that boosts the innate neurological ability of humans to acquire, process and understand a new language. When it comes to language learning, there is no such thing as an “easy” or “difficult” language to learn. […]
Public transportation now requires the face mask and face shield combination for the driver and all its passengers. Face mask and face shield combination now mandatory The Interagency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has imposed the compulsory usage of the face mask and face shield combination on all public transportations, […]
Additional funding for self-learning modules is on its way according to DepEd. Funding for self-learning modules will be provided The Department of Education answers about allegations on teachers asking for donations online to be used in funding for self-learning modules. Printing of self-learning modules to be used for modular learning has yet to be completed. […]
University groups in Australia have rejected a new legislation by the government looking to expand universities in the country. The legislation proposes harsher punishment for students who fail in classes and a school fees hike for most courses in the university. A new draft legislation released last week has made universities and research groups in […]
Ofqual has announced that it will be suspending the A-level appeals and reviewing the process again. Earlier, they had agreed to use students mock exam results to revise marks of students who had been affected by the exam regulator’s formula. The controversial marks awarding formula in the UK has generated a lot of controversies since […]
Gavin Williamson stands firm on his decision to use the Ofqual algorithm for A-level grades instead of trusting the teacher’s assessment. Ofqual algorithm for A-level students A protest was conducted in Downing Street London, led by students calling for the recall of projected exam results using the Ofqual algorithm for A-level and GCSE grades. Many […]
Higher education in India has an opportunity to rise to the occasion as India finally considers opening its doors to top universities in America to commence their much-awaited India operations, alongside the prestigious IITs, IIMs and AIIMs. Higher education in India is one of the largest education systems in the world; after China and the […]
VP Robredo asks the Department of Education to strengthen its communication with its teachers to improve education deliverance in the country. Communication with its teachers is the key On her weekly radio broadcast, Vice President Leni Robredo called upon the Department of Education to make use of the extended schedule for the reopening of classes […]
A lawsuit against the UK exams regulator has been filed challenging the awarding of marks to students. The regulators used algorithmic systems to reduce marks of over 40 students, predominantly from less privileged backgrounds. Curtis Parfitt-Ford, 18, through the Good Law Project is suing the UK government and the exams regulator Ofqual to force them […]
