IBE has joined a network promoting the use of evidence-based policy and practice in education
- Published on Monday, 05 December 2011 08:54
Since January 2011, IBE has been a member of a network of European institutions working together to promote "evidence-based policy and practice" in education.
The network comprises 34 partner organisations from 23 European countries. These include academic centres as well as research institutes and other institutions interested in promoting the use of educational research results in educational practice, sharing knowledge, making reliable research results more accessible, enhancing their synthesis, as well as accumulating best practices.
.Study visit to England
- Published on Monday, 05 December 2011 08:48
On 7-14 November a group of five members of the IBE Science Section visited the University of Reading, UK. The main goals of their visit were to gain better understanding of:
- British education system at school level
- teaching methods in science classes
- British system of teacher training
The group visited six secondary schools, observed over 20 general science, biology, chemistry and physics lessons, and carried out interviews with head teachers and science teachers.
.IBE becomes a member of the College Board
- Published on Monday, 05 December 2011 02:54
On 19 October 2010 IBE became a member of the College Board. IBE is the first Central Eastern European institution to join.
The College Board is an independent Washington-based organisation of about 6000 educational institutions including middle and high schools, universities, research centres and other organisations involved with education, mainly from the USA. The College Board was founded in 1900 (as the College Entrance Examination Board) with the aim of improving general access to higher education. Besides student recruitment, advice on the course of study and systems of funding, its efforts include the development of education system, educational research, managing a complex data base of schools in the USA and help for physically challenged students. Each year about seven million students in twenty-three thousand middle schools and four thousand schools of higher education take part in programs organised by the College Board.
.The Conference in Oslo: Managing Assessment Processes - Policies and Research
- Published on Monday, 05 December 2011 08:51
Growing interest in in-school assessment, national examination systems and educational accountability are the prominent topics of educational debate in the last decade, both in Europe and worldwide. The issues attract attention not only from examination boards and active teachers, but also from a number of renowned universities and research institutions. For 11 years, the results of related research and studies in the area have been disseminated through conferences held by the Association for Educational Assessment-Europe.
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The Conference in Antwerp on the Relationship between Education and the Labour Market
- Published on Monday, 05 December 2011 08:49
The principal objective of the Conference in Antwerp was to outline the strategy of the EU Member States concerning the challenging relationship between education and the labour market. The Conference participants discussed the effectiveness of active labour-market policies and the issues concerning their implementation.
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