Month: March 2017

Alternative Assessment System Needed

Alternative Assessment System is Needed to Gauge What Students Really Know CMRubinWorld’s new interview with global education thought leader Charles Fadel challenges educators to transform the US assessment system and focus on the most important competencies. 21st Century assessment must change and focus on what we really value, according to […]

The World’s Most Valuable Toy Brands Revealed

Every year, leading valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance values the brands of thousands of the world’s biggest companies. Brands are first evaluated to determine their power / strength (based on factors such as marketing investment, familiarity, loyalty, staff satisfaction and corporate reputation) and given a corresponding letter grade up […]

Worldwide Hearing Index 2017

Report suggests link between hearing loss and noise pollution in cities   Study from the largest ongoing global digital database regarding hearing loss, with over 200,000 participants. Residents of Vienna, Austria have the least amount of hearing loss proportionate to their age whilst citizens of Delhi, India have the most. […]