The primary education systems in Australia and Pakistan have similarities in schooling age and the subjects that are taught, but differ in the curriculum, co-education vs single sex schools, learning styles and school assessment and reporting system. ... The reason for this is because Pakistan is a Muslim country and it would not be appropriate to have students taught by someone of the opposite sex (Hanif T, 2009).2 The learning styles in the two countries are very different. ... In contrast Pakistani parents are told where their child is placed in the class according to their test results. ...

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Actually think about it, you study, you write down what you remember and from your own knowledge if you forget the answer you are pretty much going to do bad on the test. ... School really shouldn't be giving kids chances to re-do tests school should let the children learn from their mistakes. ... But planning only actually talks about drugs, alcohol, and sex for the most part. ...

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From the data of 128 college men and women enrolled in the first quarter of principles of accounting, Larsen (40) developed four multiple-regression equations, using the following as predictive factors: age; sex; veteran status; size of high school attended; rank in high school class; size of senior class; cumulative high school average; previous study of bookkeeping; grade point average during first quarter in college; grades in college freshmen composition, business mathematics, and introduction to business; and college entrance test scores. ... The analysis of variance was used as a test ...

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A private school system would also likely have both co-educational and single sex schools. The "gender gap" (the difference between gender performance by subject) may also be closed in this type of system, if enough of one sex, being totally surrounded by that sex wanted to take up a subject and study it seriously, they would be free to do so. ... For people who did not want their children in a single sex environment, co-educational schools would still be available. ...

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The great purpose of education at Sparta was to develop courage through test and trials which were sometimes almost barbarous. ... Plato's Scheme of Education: His scheme of education represents a state controlled system of compulsory education for both sexes. ... (b)Higher education: We shall face a very hard time when we arrive at the age of 20 & face the first great elimination test will be assigned the economic work of the community-businessmen, clerks, factory workers & farmers. Those who pass this elimination test will receive 10 more year of education & training in body & mind. ....

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And because a high school education was not "automatic" for the students in Ireland, if McCourt and his classmates wanted to further their education, they had to prove themselves worthy of it by passing tests and taking extra exams to fulfill entrance requirements. ... One teacher explained to McCourt, "don't worry about Your World and You and the midterm test. ... Distribute the test, watch the kids scribble what they don't know, retrieve the tests. ... Somehow these girls were socialized to use their "feminine guiles" to get attention from the opposite sex. ...

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The Dream Yet to be Realized. Almost fifty years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court declared, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that laws separating the races in school are unconstitutional. Hundreds of lawsuits later, black and white students were bused back and for...

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Many late nights were spent studying with the coffee pot brewing, and the caffeine rushing through their body giving them a temporary high so they could stay awake to cram for the test or finish the essay that was due the next day. ... No matter what race, sex or age the students are they are all there for one common goal. ...

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Research by Tun & Lachman found that the frequency of computer use was associated with cognitive performance regardless of the difference in age, sex, education, and health status (Tun & Lach; 2010). ... The more often we use computers, the higher scores we get intask-switching test, and this association was the strongest in adults with lower general cognitive ability. ...

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Thirdly, public schools must accept everyone regardless of disabilities, race, religion, or sex. ... The measurement of testing the learning process is what needs to be re-evaluated, rather than the funds to teach....

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He explains that athough this book was written so long ago it wasn't until now, this century, that democracy has become an issue regardless of "sex, race or ethnic origin (pg. 3)." ... It is not sufficient that a student memorize facts only to forget them once the test is given. ...

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No matter what type of education we consume, there is no guarantee that we have actually learned it, despite tests passed and degrees earned.. ... It is not simply the performance of students, which influences scores in language tests but their "previous training". ...

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