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Its education-related articles carry inline citations to published scholarship and are used here as an accessible secondary reference, checked against institutional and primary sources where those are available.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (548 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedWikimedia FoundationURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.orgSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2SourcesWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationView the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org, AboutView the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationSite front matterView the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationSite addressView the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationSite self-descriptionView the SourceWikipediatier 2Wikimedia FoundationSite front matter, publisher lineView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (548 claims)This source backs 548 claims across the atlas. As facts: 228 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 14 holds, 92 connected, 2 held Differently. Plus 209 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicCurriculum, Assessment and Policy, 169 claims: 72 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 1 holds, 24 connected, 70 general references.Institutions and Systems, 166 claims: 67 well-attested, 9 holds, 29 connected, 1 held Differently, 60 general references.Pedagogical Approaches, 76 claims: 34 well-attested, 8 connected, 1 held Differently, 33 general references.Learning Theory and Concepts, 72 claims: 12 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 4 holds, 27 connected, 28 general references.Thinkers, 46 claims: 28 well-attested, 2 connected, 16 general references.Open Questions, 14 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested228Curriculum, Assessment and PolicyA Nation at RiskBologna ProcessColeman ReportCommon Core State StandardsEducation Act 1944Elementary and Secondary Education ActG.I. 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NextScholarly debate3Curriculum, Assessment and PolicyReading WarsStandardized TestingLearning Theory and ConceptsCritical PedagogyHolds14Curriculum, Assessment and PolicyNo Child Left Behind ActInstitutions and SystemsCommon SchoolFreie Waldorfschule StuttgartHarvard UniversityKindergartenNalandaPlato's AcademyPrussian Education SystemSudbury Valley SchoolUniversity of OxfordLearning Theory and ConceptsAndragogyCritical PedagogyZone of Proximal DevelopmentConnected92Curriculum, Assessment and PolicyA Nation at RiskBologna ProcessColeman ReportCommon Core State StandardsEducation Act 1944Elementary and Secondary Education ActG.I. BillHead StartIndividuals with Disabilities Education ActMorrill Land-Grant ActNo Child Left Behind ActPlessy v. FergusonProgramme for International Student Assessment (PISA)Reading WarsSchool ChoiceStandardized TestingTitle IXTracking and StreamingTrends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)Institutions and SystemsAl-Azhar UniversityAssociation Montessori InternationaleCommon SchoolFinnish Education SystemHarvard UniversityInternational BaccalaureateNalandaPrussian Education SystemStanford UniversitySudbury Valley SchoolSummerhill SchoolTeachers College, Columbia UniversityUniversity of al-QarawiyyinUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of OxfordUniversity of ParisVisva-Bharati UniversityLearning Theory and ConceptsAndragogyBloom's TaxonomyCritical PedagogyDiscovery LearningInstructional ScaffoldingLearning by DoingMontessori MethodMultiple Intelligences TheoryOperant ConditioningPiaget's Stages of Cognitive DevelopmentSocial ConstructivismZone of Proximal DevelopmentOpen QuestionsDoes standardized testing improve educational outcomes and accountability, or does it mainly incentivize teaching to the test at the expense of broader learning?Is the University of Oxford officially classified public or private on its own Wikipedia infobox?Showing 1 to 50 of 59 entities carrying this claim. NextHeld Differently2Institutions and SystemsFinnish Education SystemPedagogical ApproachesExperiential LearningGeneral References209Curriculum, Assessment and PolicyA Nation at RiskBologna ProcessColeman ReportCommon Core State StandardsEducation Act 1944Elementary and Secondary Education ActG.I. BillHead StartIndividuals with Disabilities Education ActMorrill Land-Grant ActNo Child Left Behind ActPlessy v. FergusonProgramme for International Student Assessment (PISA)Race to the TopReading WarsSchool ChoiceStandardized TestingStudents for Fair Admissions v. HarvardSure StartTitle IXTracking and StreamingTrends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)Institutions and SystemsAl-Azhar UniversityAssociation Montessori InternationaleCommon SchoolEton CollegeFinnish Education SystemHarvard UniversityInternational BaccalaureateKindergartenNalandaOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentPlato's AcademyPrussian Education SystemSudbury Valley SchoolSummerhill SchoolTeachers College, Columbia UniversityTuskegee UniversityUNESCOUniversity of al-QarawiyyinUniversity of OxfordUniversity of ParisVisva-Bharati UniversityLearning Theory and ConceptsAndragogyBloom's TaxonomyCritical PedagogyInstructional ScaffoldingMontessori MethodMultiple Intelligences TheoryOperant ConditioningShowing 1 to 50 of 69 entities carrying this claim. NextComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? 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