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International Education News Round-up
(February 22-28, 2010)
Colleges test Amazon's Kindle e-book reader as study tool
(EducationaNews.org 02/23/2010)
Education technologists believe that e-readers would become an “important platform for instructional resources” within five years.
Teachers must pass new tests to keep their jobs
(EducationNews.org 02/26/2010)
Scotland’s 53,000 teachers will be required to undertake regular “career MOTs” as part of moves to improve standards in the classroom.
Boys read as much as girls, but prefer the simpler books
(The Independent 03/01/2010 Richard Garner)
According to a study, boys choose books that are far less challenging and easier to comprehend than those selected by girls, and this gets worse as the former grow older.
In China, kindergarten costs more than college
(EducationNews.org 02/23/2010)
It costs more to send a child to kindergarten in Beijing today than it does to put him or her through college, a new survey reveals.
One in ten children 'lack the social skills they need to benefit from education'
(EducationNews.org 02/25/2010)
Children are starting school without the social skills they need to benefit from education, according to a recent study.
(Published 01 March 2010, Smart Communications Inc.)
