I posted about this last week - and some people
responded......
DH
--- Andy Beharrell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Colleagues may be interested in this:
>
>
> Press Release from the Consumers Association:
>
> 13 - 06 - 2001 'Counting As A Consumer' - a new
> resource for teachers and students
>
> CConsumers' Association and Assessment and
> Qualifications Alliance (AQA), the largest of the
> UK's
> examining boards, today (13 June 2001) launched a
> new
> multi-media resource pack for teachers and students.
>
> The pack, called 'Counting As A Consumer', is
> designed
> to help teachers in educating 14-16 year old
> students
> to become more confident as consumers and to enable
> them to make informed decisions about goods and
> services. It consists of written material and an
> interactive CD-ROM.
>
> Students can use the CD-ROM, which does not require
> a
> high level of IT knowledge for use, to research and
> explore various topics such as what it means
> to be a consumer; the effects of advertising and
> marketing; and their consumer rights and
> responsibilities. Once they have selected an issue
> to
> research, students can engage in interactive
> learning
> activities and plan future project or presentation
> work.
>
> Funded in part by the European Union, 'Counting As A
> Consumer' has been designed as a cross-curricular
> resource and can be used with the teaching of
> subjects ranging from Business Studies and Media
> Studies to Home Economics and Design and Technology,
> as well as helping to deliver aspects of
> citizenship,
> a
> new requirement for teachers.
>
> Teachers can also use the package as a resource to
> improve their own knowledge of consumer issues and
> to
> help them plan specific activities or to create
> worksheets for students.
>
> Paul Burton, Consumer Education Officer, Consumers'
> Association, said:
>
> "Counting As A Consumer' will help students improve
> their consumer knowledge and skills. This is vital
> if
> they are to better understand their needs
> and responsibilities in a consumer society and how
> they can make informed decisions about products and
> services."
>
> "One of the unique features of 'Counting As A
> Consumer' is that it has been designed to be used
> across a wide range of subjects. It is a much needed
> resource for teachers providing them with factual
> information and suggestions for integrating this
> into
> the class room. It will give students transferable
> consumer skills which will be of use to them in a
> huge
> range of circumstances in their own lives."
>
> Anne Wall, AQA Project Co-ordinator, said:
>
> "The AQA is happy to be working with Consumers'
> Association and the EU, to make available such a
> useful resource. Its introduction is particularly
> timely, as the study of Citizenship begins to
> feature
> more prominently in the new GCSE specifications
> (syllabuses) and as new cross-curricula courses are
> developed."
>
> [ends]
>
> Notes
>
> 1. The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA)
> is
> the largest of the new Unitary
> Awarding Bodies (exam boards) in the UK - through
> which 3.5 million GCSE, GNVQ and
> A-level entries are made each year. As such it has a
> leading influence on curriculum matters
> and support materials for schools and colleges. It
> nurtures and maintains a close working
> relationship with external agencies, such as
> Consumers' Association and other business
> ----------------------
> Andy Beharrell,
> Biz/ed
> Institute for Learning and Research Technology
> 8-10 Berkeley Square
> Bristol BS8 1HH
>
> Tel: 0117 928 7189
>
> http://www.bized.ac.uk
> http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk
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