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1. End or explain 'misleading' league tables, colleges plead.

Author

Lee, Joseph

Subjects
*HIGHER education statistics, *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *BRITISH education system, *STATISTICS, GREAT Britain. Statistics Authority
Abstract

The article discusses the British Association of Colleges' (AoC) request that the UK (United Kingdom) Statistics Authority review post-16 league performance statistics tables used to compare colleges in Great Britain as of March 1, 2013. Topics addressed include difficulties interpreting the statistics, and potential biases towards certain types of colleges.

Published
2013

2. Gove accused of building on shaky Pisa foundations.

Author

Stewart, William

Subjects
*EDUCATIONAL change, *VALIDITY of statistics, *EDUCATIONAL statistics, GREAT Britain. Statistics Authority
Abstract

The article discusses the use of problematic statistics by Great Britain's education secretary Michael Gove to justify education reforms. It addresses how Great Britain's Statistics Authority has censured the Department for Education (DfE) for using questionable statistics about Great Britain's international education rankings from the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa).

Published
2012

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