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High-stakes testing costs up to $50 billion per annum, has no impact on student achievement, and has changed the focus of American public schools. This article analyzes the benefits and costs of the accountability movement, as well as discusses its roots in the eugenics movements of the early 20th century.     

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Gender bias, though often implicit and unnoticed, exists in many forms and in different situations. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether gender bias exists in Lebanese language classrooms. Semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, and nonparticipant observational techniques were used for data collection. Results reveal discrepancies and similarities between participants’ responses to questionnaires, interviewees’ standpoints, and researchers’ observation reports. Results show that, though gender bias exists in Lebanese language classrooms, it is hidden and inconspicuous.     

国际远程教育论坛：UNESCO的开放远程教育行动

联合国教科文组织作为一个在全球范围内促进教育、科学、文化发展的国际组织,长期以来一直致力于促进高等教育的开放、共享、优质。“高等教育开放远程学习知识库”项目正是其中的重要组成部分。本文对该项目的背景、目标、进展及现状进行了介绍,并分析了目前需要进一步解决的问题。