Posted on 22 August 2010. Tags: children, education, exams, school, stress, Sweden, tests, welfare
Schoolgirls in Sweden are tearing their hair out over homework and exams more than boys, according to a new report. Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyran) revealed the results of a study this week that suggest female students get far more stressed than their male counterparts. Read the full story
Posted in General, Lifestyle, MBL, Society, Sweden
Posted on 31 May 2009. Tags: Denmark, education, exams, internet, learning
It may seem self-defeating to some, but Denmark’s Education Ministry is seriously considering allowing the use of the Internet during school exams. Apparently, the use of the Internet among Danish students is so pervasive that the government feels they should be allowed to access it during their final exams in secondary school. Read the full story
Posted in Denmark, MBL, Politics, Society, Technology