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Students today can't write, spell or count

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A UK study on academic standards of students has surveyed 250 university admissions staff and found that students are falling behind their peers of ten years ago. The report, by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services and academics at Oxford University's educational studies department, criticised the decline in literacy and numeracy standards of all students.

Author: Shepherd, Jessica
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2006
Product standards, safety, & recalls, Students, College, Standards, Reports, College admissions, College students, Literacy

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Txtg info 2 stdnts may b shape of things 2 come

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Carl Senior, lecturer in cognitive neurosciences at Aston University, and John Wood, colleague, have invented the mini pod. The mini pod is a broadcast with video and audio clips which is small enough to be sent to mobile phones of students.

Author: Shepherd, Jessica
Publisher: Times Supplements Ltd.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2006
Product development, Facilities & equipment, Usage, Equipment and supplies, Online education, MP3 player/device, MP3 players

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