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Should universities use differential treatment to admit students?

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However, Dr Emil Temnyalov , an economist at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, highlights the effects of socio-economic influences on these scores. While these are the areas of economics commonly in the news, the field is so much broader than this. Stock markets, unemployment, inflation and recession?

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Don’t Give Up on Algebra: Let’s Shift the Focus to Instruction

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Yet we have not seen equal advances in achievement (National Center for Education Statistics, 2019). Even more worrisome have been persistent demographic gaps in achievement, showing that despite the focus on access, inequitable mathematics education persists. Economics of Education Review, 58 , 141–161. 2019, October).

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The power of geographic information systems: bringing data to life with maps

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The application has since been taken up by lots of agencies, including the Council for Environmental Equality at the White House. When I was younger, I always loved math and science. I also teach GIS and data science classes, all with a geophysical component, and conduct research in these topics.

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Dental discoveries: How is dental research improving oral health?

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SDT states that a person’s motivation is influenced by their autonomy (sense of ownership) over, competence (sense of achievement) in and relatedness (sense of connection) with their actions. I also enjoyed reading, especially thriller fiction novels and newspapers, and I developed a strong interest in economics.