are going backwards. Dear Editor‚ I selected this topic from your newspaper heading. ‘Prime Minister Julia Gillard’ set an ambitious goal for Australian education to be ranked as a top-five country in reading‚ mathematics and science by 2025. But according to the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) Report‚ in 2000‚ Australia’s education system was ranked number two in the world for reading and mathematics and ranked three for science. Today‚ we’re number eight for science‚ number ten
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examine the use of Octopus system in the education sector. Octopus system is a widely used e-Commerce technology in Hong Kong‚ covering a variety of industries including transportation‚ retail‚ restaurants‚ and more. Tsung Tsin Primary School is the main focus of this case study. The school uses the Octopus system extensively‚ integrating into student and staff information‚ attendance‚ educational activities‚ payment‚ and communications. We will look at how using the system can help achieve the school’s
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India’s Education Sector: Moving Toward a Digital Future The typical Indian classroom was once characterized by students sitting through hour-long teacher monologues. Now‚ technology is making life easier for both students and educators. Schools are increasingly adopting digital teaching solutions to engage with a generation of pupils well-versed with the likes of PlayStations and iPads‚ and trying to make the classroom environment more inclusive and participatory. Take Smartclass from Educomp
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Education Sector In a globalized economy with a high degree of competition among countries‚ the success of a nation depends on the educational level of its workforce. Technology has rapidly transformed education by extending learning space beyond the four wall of a classroom. Even though school plays the main role of education‚ technology offers verities of opportunities to learn more. Such as‚ Distance learning‚ online learning communities and access to vast resources and databases‚ etc. with the
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PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION SECTOR AND THEIR SOLUTIONS Islamic Republic of Pakistan‚ a country of 170 million people‚ full of natural resources and more than 60 years of independence but still not respected in the world community. In less than 30 years of independence‚ it’s one wing gets separated (Bangladesh). Remaining part till today is living on IMF‚ World Bank and foreign donations. Majority of the population is living in rural areas without basic necessities of life. It is a country where financial
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Studies-Unit 1-The Business Environment-P1 Welsh Waters Welsh Water operates in the Public Sector; this means that this business is owned by the government and that it is a non-profitable organisation because there are owned by the government‚ this means that the Welsh Waters doesn’t make a profit. Also‚ Welsh Waters operates in the Secondary sector. The secondary sector is involved in the second stage of the productive process which involves taking raw materials and resources and transforming them
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In order to meet rising demand in education and to be more competitive globally‚ Australian Education Ministers have tried to make agreed national goals for young Australians through policies (Connell‚ Welch‚ Vickers‚ Foley‚ Bagnall‚ Hayes‚ Campbell‚ 2013). This essay will analyze the emergence of Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians through social‚ historical and political perspectives‚ outline the main intentions of the policy‚ how this policy tries to address the issues
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It comprises the former British colonies of New South Wales (which became self-governing in 1855)‚ Victoria (1855)‚ Tasmania (1856)‚ South Australia (1856‚ including the Northern Territories)‚ Queensland (1859)‚ and Western Australia (1890). These one-time colonies became states within a federation as the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901‚ created by a British Act of Parliament. Now the British Monarchy is merely a figurehead in Australian politics. An appointed Governor ’ General represents the monarchy
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MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BUSI 1358 Global Enterprise and Innovation National Innovation System in Australia Student name: Date of submission: 30th November 2013 Contents 1. National Innovation System in Australia The National Innovation System (NIS) means the flow of technology and information among people‚ enterprises and institutions which is the key factor for the innovative process on the national level (Edquist‚ 1997). With the development of innovation
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on Education in India Status and Opportunities Contents: Status of Education in INDIA • • • • • Play School and Pre School Education Play School and Pre School Education Elementary Education Secondary Education Hi h Ed i Higher Education Vocational Education Opportunities and Role for Private Players Opportunities and Role for Private Players • • • • Opportunities for Service Providers Public Private Partnership (PPP) Public Private Partnership (PPP) Support Services in Education Sector
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