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Screen Archive site
Scottish Screen Archive site came third in the General Interest category - Standard of Excellence WebAward.
The judges awarded the site the Design Standard of Excellence, based on overall excellence and quality. Criteria included design, content, writing, ease of use, and technology. Lots of film clips on all types of subjects, worth a visit.
Computer game boosts children’s maths ability
Computer games have been shown to boost maths attainment in a pioneering study in Scottish schools.
Learning and Teaching Scotland (LTS), the curriculum development organisation, analysed the effect of the educational game Brain Training from Dr Kawashima.
In a project involving more than 600 pupils in 32 schools, research by Dundee University found a daily dose of the computer game improved pupils’ attainment in maths and their concentration and behaviour.
Derek Robertson, LTS’s national adviser for emerging technologies and learning, said: “This was a rigorous academic study which offers us clear evidence that targeted and informed use of the game can have real impact on pupils’ attainment.”
Historic Scotland’s 2008-09 Schools Activity Programme
Historic Scotland’s 2008-09 Schools Activity Programme is now available for Secondary pupils.
Activities, delivered at sites all over Scotland, seek to support a range of classroom studies. They are devised with the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence in mind and provide inspiration for learning across the curriculum.
Historic Scotland continues to renew its printed support materials for teachers as part of the Investigating Historic Sites series. The latest on offer are intended to support visits to Stanley Mills and Stirling Castle. More information here.
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