Análisis de los ítems de las evaluaciones autonómicas de diagnóstico en España: 2008-2009

Este estudio se centra sobre las características, y su adecuación al modelo de competencias establecido por el estudio PISA de la OECD y por el Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia en España, de los ítems para la evaluación de diagnóstico en competencia matemática de los estudiantes de 2o de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria, elaborados por las Comunidades Autónomas españolas en el curso académico 2008-2009.

Logro educativo: prueba enlace México 2008

Diferentes corrientes teóricas han intentado conocer cuáles son los factores que inciden en los procesos educativos, cuál es su relevancia y cómo podrían ser modificadas con la finalidad de obtener una mejor calidad en la educación. Fortalecer esta corriente de investigación en México es imprescindible. El objetivo de este trabajo es, identificar factores individuales, familiares y escolares incidentes en el nivel de logro académico en matemáticas de estudiantes de tercer año de secundaria. Se analizaran los resultados del examen de matemáticas propuesto por la Evaluación Nacional de Logro Académico en Centros Escolares (ENLACE). También se estudiaran los resultados de los cuestionarios de contexto que se aplicaron a una muestra representativa de estudiantes a sus profesores y a sus padres. Para ello se hará uso de Minería de Datos con el objetivo de encontrar relaciones ocultas entre las variables, sacar conclusiones y generar conocimiento a partir de estas.

Economic crisis and public services: note 1, December 2008

The paper examines the impact of the economic crisis on public services, including government reponses and implications for companies operating in public services.

FARM-Africa South Africa Northern Cape land reform and advocacy programme 2004-2008: final evaluation

FARM-Africa South Africa has played a crucial and important role in filling the gap that existed after the return of land to communities by government in the Northern Cape. Their support to farmer communities during the post-settlement phase has been critical for making productive use of land. During 2004-2008, FARM-SA has worked in 20 community projects in the Northern Cape, benefiting 745 poor households.

Memorandum submitted by the University of Greenwich: are the consumer price increases for electricity imposed in January 2008 justified?

This paper examines whether increases to published wholesale prices justify the retail electricity price increases imposed on residential consumers in January 2008. The study is based on analysis of two questions: Is the reported wholesale price a reliable indicator of the cost electricity retailers are paying to buy power; and is the corporate structure of the British electricity sector competitive? [Taken from first paragraph of summary]

Spank performance tour [at National Review of Live Art 2008]

Spank is a duet about two women’s journeys as they play out different roles. One woman recalls stinging anecdotes marked by intimacy, jealousy, fear and fantasy from her childhood in the 70s suburbs – round the corner from where Mike Leigh would film Life Is Sweet. Her Double (projected on screen) reads from a newspaper about an event that punctured the local community, creating an enduring cultural scar, her voice lacking emotion. Both women must eventually face one another and ask, who is deceiving whom? The consequences of guilt and shame and the unstable shift from private memory to public consequence is inevitable and deadly.[ABSTRACT BY THE AUTHOR]