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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

2014) in “ Confidence in prior knowledge, self-efficacy, interest and prior knowledge: Influences on conceptual change ” sheds light on prior knowledge as what students bring into the learning environment – a mix of accurate scientific understanding and misconceptions about a specific topic. IJ STEM Ed , 6 (33).

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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes. The confusion stems from the study design.

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Held back, but not helped

The Hechinger Report

The proportion of overage students — those who have been retained for at least one grade — hovers around 40 percent for New Orleans high school students, according to an analysis of 2014 data by researchers at Education Research Alliance for New Orleans, which is based at Tulane University. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

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When a college degree is no longer a ticket to the middle class

The Hechinger Report

The top 20 percent of earners saw their incomes rise by 95 percent in real terms between 1979 and 2014, whereas the middle three quintiles recorded just 28 percent growth, according to the Congressional Budget Office. And as wages have flat lined, college costs have spiraled.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

Unfortunately, she added, teachers often don’t know how to address this — a problem that stems from teaching preparation programs. “In Bartlett High School principal Sean Prince said he can’t speak to the details of Michael’s experience because he did not become the school’s principal until 2014, a year after Michael graduated.

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A Skills Gap From College to Career Doesn't Exist. It's the Awareness Gap We Need to Fix.

Edsurge

In the United States alone, jobs website Indeed reports that reduced productivity stemming from open positions accounted for $160 billion of lost revenue in 2014. high-profile dropouts and the rise of the so-called “ anti-credential.” These unfilled positions carry a tremendous economic cost for businesses. At almost $1.3

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Teachers are first responders to the opioid crisis

The Hechinger Report

In 2014, the county led the state in opioid-related hospitalizations. Overall, there’s been an increase in graduation rates and a decrease in dropouts. And he hopes they stay in the area and help revitalize it, stemming the tide of transience and instability. I see a growth in our students. They’re proud of their heritage.

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