May 23, 2021
Linda Koh aims for distinction with her education programs and is working hard to make science exciting again for primary students.
Linda Koh
They say there’s no shortcut to success. And we completely agree. When it comes to achieving any goal – be it in school or the office, sheer hard work, determination, and willpower will get you going. However, hard work also comes from applying the right tools.
For instance, if you use a screwdriver to open a bolt, it won’t get you anywhere no matter how much you work hard. Sadly, our education system has been teaching science to students in a similar fashion.
Kids with a desk and a quiet place to study do better in school, data shows
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Sunday, May 9, 2021 8:50 AM UTC
What often gets overlooked is whether kids have a desk at home or a quiet place to study.
As researchers who focus on education policy and how students perform on standardized tests, we decided to take a closer look – on a global scale – at the degree to which students have desks at home and whether that’s linked to how well they do in school. To do this we turned to the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study, also known as TIMSS, an international assessment administered every four years by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, where one of us is the executive director.
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Updated May 15, 2021;
Posted May 09, 2021
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What often gets overlooked is whether kids have a desk at home or a quiet place to study.
As researchers who focus on education policy and how students perform on standardized tests, we decided to take a closer look – on a global scale – at the degree to which students have desks at home and whether that’s linked to how well they do in school. To do this we turned to the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study, also known as TIMSS, an international assessment administered every four years by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, where one of us is the executive director.
What often gets overlooked is whether kids have a desk at home or a quiet place to study.
As researchers who focus on education policy and how students perform on standardized tests, we decided to take a closer look – on a global scale – at the degree to which students have desks at home and whether that’s linked to how well they do in school. To do this we turned to the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study, also known as TIMSS, an international assessment administered every four years by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, where one of us is the executive director.
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