General education

General education

The science and practice that encompass teaching and learning knowledge, beliefs, and skills.

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internal assessment

Education; General education

Assessment devised and managed by the teachers of a school or college, as opposed to assessment devised and managed by external examiners or an exam board.

In the US, women make up 57.4 percent of all university attendees. Since 2008, the rate of master's degrees awarded to women has increased by 54 percent. In 2010, the US department of education noted ...

7. Brazil

Education; General education

In 2009, women made up 60 percent of university graduates and postgraduates in Brazil according to a report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an international ...

6. Spain

Geography; Countries & Territories

In Spain, women made up 60 percent of all university graduates and postgraduates in 2009 according to the OECD's report. In Spain, 65 percent of working-age men are employed and only 51 percent of ...

5. Estonia

Geography; Countries & Territories

In Estonia, a Northern European country, more than two-thirds of university graduates are women. This marks the country as having the highest percentage of female graduates of the 34 countries that ...

4. Chile

Geography; Countries & Territories

In 2009, women made up almost 60 percent of female graduates and postgraduates in Chile. The female employment rate in Chile is at slightly over 40 percent and this is attributable to a number of ...

3. Iran

Geography; Countries & Territories

In 2003, more than 60 percent of all college attendees in Iran were women. That year, every 6 out of 10 college graduates were women as well. A graduate degree increases an Iranian woman's chance of ...