Monday, June 22, 2009

Search scientists, offering data treasure.

The results of the student-Pisa caused a sensation: men know more than women, fewer students than expected. What's, what does that mean? The blog calls for further research - and scientists presents all available data anonymous.

 


For six weeks the Republic wonders: How many countries are members of UNO? Why is sinking is not actually an ice floe in the water? And what is still equal to the Federal Minister of Education?


STUDENT-PISA


The Blog


How fit are you in politics and economy, how well do you know in culture, history and science from? Join us - and test it on your blogs ONLINE General Knowledge! more ...


Three of 180 questions, with those of the blogs in cooperation with the education of studiVZ German examined. Far more than 1.5 million times the test was on the pages of blogs ONLINE invited to more than 600,000 people answered the questionnaire - or
tried it at least.

"Student-Pisa" is the biggest test of general knowledge that it ever has in Germany. The results caused some surprise:
Men knew more than women, fewer students than expected, however brilliant doctoral students - and retirees as well.

But how does this, and what does it mean? Initial observations, the editorial blogs together with scientists already found. Now she wants to enable further research. The editorial team has decided that the data interested scientists, free of charge.


"The Data Treasury, has only partially lifted"


From the findings, an anthology is, in a renowned scientific publishing will be published. Scientists are therefore looking of the disciplines of psychology, pedagogy, social sciences, communication sciences and related subjects. Details will be
explained in the invitation.


"The student-Pisa is like a treasure data, which has only partially lifted," says psychology professor Sabine Trepte of the Hamburg Media School. It has the blogs in the design of the tests and discuss all issues in a scientific pre-checked.

Since the publication of articles in blogs and in online blogs have already quite a few scientists in the editorial reported. Some congratulated, others criticized, many wanted to know more - they all can now own investigations.


It goes without saying, as yet remains strict privacy: No participant must fear that his personal data into the wrong hands. The data are only fully anonymised form, of a link with some of the e-mail address of the participant is excluded.


To call for scientists


PISA STUDENTS: THE GREAT KNOWLEDGE TEST

Here you will find all the questions and answers from the five knowledge areas:

Politics - From the "German Autumn" to the "axis of evil"
History - Benedictine, Napoleon and the ancient Romans
Economy - oil multinationals, derivatives and Bio-Siegel
Culture - the crime scene, wetlands and Palazzo Prozzo
Science - Birds, Ultrasound, Chemistry
Get a coffee, leave your brain vorglühen, take your knowledge Discontinued ... und ab dafür!

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