“Students can’t learn in an absence of feedback,” Pellegrino said. “It’s not just assessing, but providing feedback that’s actionable on the part of students.” HOW TO SUPPORT DEEPER LEARNING THROUGH POLICY In order for deeper learning to become the norm rather than the exception, it has to be…
While the word “literacy” alone generally refers to reading and writing skills, when you tack on the word “digital” before it, the term encompasses much, much more. Sure, reading and writing are still very much at the heart of digital literacy. But given the new and ever-changing ways…
Follow us on Telegram for the latest updates: https://t.me/mothershipsg Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing gave the opening speech of the Institute of Policy Studies’ (IPS) flagship Singapore Perspectives 2023 conference on Jan. 5. Chan highlighted five key shifts needed to ensure that Singapore’s education system can remain…
Reinforcement learning is a training method in machine learning where an algorithm or agent completes a task through trial and error. An agent must explore a controlled environment and learn from its actions the optimal way to achieve a certain goal. Actions that bring an agent closer to…
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Is it going to transform public schools, finally bringing education into the age of digitally driven personalization embodied by companies such as Amazon and Netflix? Or is it a billionaire-backed boondoggle, aimed primarily at replacing teachers and extracting data from children? When it comes to “personalized learning,” there’s…
IBM’s P-TECH Taiwan ushers in new educational opportunities for students. IBM Traditions pair well with educational models around the world. For better or worse, the industry has leaned into legacy data and practices to support ongoing relationships between schools and their local communities. Contribution to the local, state…
On June 19, 1865, over 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas were informed that the Civil War was won months earlier and they were finally free. Since then, Juneteenth, also known as “Juneteenth Independence Day,” “Emancipation Day,” “Jubilee Day,” or “Freedom Day,” has been celebrated by Black communities.…