Setting the stage The controversy discussed in this article has its origin in the 1992 Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools (“the 1992 Framework”). Published three years after the Curriculum and Evaluation Standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (“the NCTM Standards”), the 1992 Framework has come to symbolize the more extreme of the practices of the mathemati...

This paper considers the deceptively simple question: Why can’t downloaded academic papers be managed in the simple and effective manner in which digital music files are managed? We make the case that the answer is different treatments of metadata. Two key differences are identified: Firstly, digital music metadata is standardized and moves with the content file, while academic metadata is not ...

In May 2007 ISO formed a working group to develop a new set of standards on software testing – a new area for ISO – these standards are now due for publication starting in May 2013. This initiative is closely-supported by IEEE and BSI, both of which have donated existing standards as source documents to the project (these standards will be retired when the new standards are published). The new ...

In May 2007 ISO formed a working group to develop a new set of standards on software testing – a new area for ISO – the first three of these standards were published in early September 2013. This initiative is closely-supported by IEEE and BSI, both of which have donated existing standards as source documents to the project (these standards will be retired as the new standards are published). T...

introduction: for cultural development and growth of a community, the participation of all individuals, including physically disabled people are required. in this study, the compliance rate of public and academic libraries and information centers’ building and equipment in zanjan, iran was determined according to the international standards for the physically handicapped, from the perspective o...

This study aims to compare and determine the best model describe relationship between National Education Standard (NES) CBNE scores using generalized structured component analysis. Model 1 describes causal NES based on educational theory of Ministry Religion (2010), 2 Culture (2012), 3 (2017). The results structural evaluation have found that in 1, SI path coefficient Academic Achievement (PA) ...

There is growing evidence that the lack of competence of university ESL (English as a second language) students in academic writing affects their overall academic performance. Olivas and Li (2006) connected low second-language proficiency levels in English to poor academic performance of international students studying at both university and college levels in the United States. Although, many E...

Quality judgments in terms of academic standards of excellence required by external stakeholders such as labour markets and steering hierarchies obviously exert strong pressure on universities. Do they generate an “iron cage” effect imposing a passive and uniform conformity on global standards? The paper examines the organization of higher education and research set-ups with a strong lens. What...

In this study the concept of alignment is analyzed by presenting the results of a study that examines the degree of alignment between a standardized mathematics assessment and a set of academic standards. The alignment was examined using the Webb model and the results suggest that the degree of alignment between standardized assessments and academic content standards is not the most appropriate...