Tag Archives: Survey

Ontario Grade 8 Students are “Computer-Savvy”

December 10, 2014digital technology, education, teachingComputer use, Ontario Students, Surveylmmenna

An article in the Toronto Star reported that Ontario students rank among the most computer-savvy according to an international survey of approximately 60,000 Grade 8 students in 20 countries. The survey evaluated various aspects of computer use including how well students could collect, create and share information. The EQAO (Education Quality and Accountability Office) coordinated the Ontario portion of the survey and jointly issued the report with the Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC). The report suggests that Ontario students scored an average of 547 points out of a possible 600.

Link to the article:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/20/ontario_students_among_the_most_computersavvy_in_international_study.html?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed&app=noRedirect

Teaching as a Relational Practice

July 23, 2014education, researchChronicle of Higher Education, higher education, learning, student experience, Survey, teachinglmmenna

The Chronicle of Higher Education reporting on a survey of 30,000 college graduates, noted that graduates “had double the chances of being engaged in their work and were three times as likely to be thriving in their well-being if they connected with a professor on the campus who stimulated them, cared about them, and encouraged their hopes and dreams.” The article also highlighted both the sceptical responses to the survey as well as the potential value the findings could offer institutions of higher education.

See more at: http://m.chronicle.com/article/A-Caring-Professor-May-Be-Key/146409/