Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Online Education is Better Than Traditional- SRI Report

According to report of Stanford Research Institute International for the Department of Education on online education, students who learned through online, performed better than students who learned through traditional education.

Comparative research on online versus traditional classroom teaching is examined by the report from 1996 to 2008. they did most of the comparative studies in colleges and adult continuing-education programs.


On average, in tested performance, students who did their some or all courses through online got 59th percentile and if it is students who did the class room education, got 50th percentile, it was found by the analysis for the Department of Education. There is a meaningful difference statistically.

There is expectation that online education will be expanded sharply in the next few years and the number of students who are studying through online education, could be tripled along with online growth.

A little more electronic versions were added to old line correspondence courses in online education. This was changed by the arrival of the Web based video, instant messaging and collaboration tools.


Experts says that learning experience of online education is more adaptable to individual students than traditional classrooms. Students can learn more by this online education and students find that online education is useful.


Online learning management systems like Blackboard or the pen source Moodle is provided by universities and many schools. They are used for posting assignments, reading lists, and class schedules and hosting some web discussion boards.


Students will help each other and they will teach each other. Creating learning communities among the students will be done by using technology.


So according to report, online education is better than traditional classrooms education because of it's advantages and advanced technology.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Types of Kitchen Appliances

Generally, kitchen is the most focused area in a house, as this is the place where much of the time is spent by a family or an individual to do tasks. Because of this the kitchen is designed properly to provide maximum functionality. All the appliances are placed in kitchen for cooking, cleaning, serving and other activities.

There are many types of small kitchen appliances which are required such as hand blender, mixer, ice cream maker, coffee maker, pancake maker, and more. Generally you require many things when you cook, hence, you need to have various types of appliances. There are different types of kitchen appliances, some of the major appliances are as follows:

  • Most important appliance for kitchen is refrigerator which is used for storing the food. Refrigerator has the ability to keep the food items safe. General items like milk, cheese, eggs, and other items whose freshness is to be maintained are kept in a refrigerator.
  • Next, oven, it is also one of the most important appliances for kitchen. Oven help us to cook the items. It helps us to prepare warm meals with ease. You can find many varieties by oven, serving the same purpose. Microwave oven is one of the new varieties of oven. You can find them in plenty of styles and features. This is used to defrost and reheat the food. A new technology is used in microwaves. They come with a range of pre-programmed options.
  • Other kitchen appliance is dishwasher. It helps to complete a lot of work which is otherwise done by hand. Dishwasher is one of the popular appliances, which saves lot of time. All kitchen dishware, silverware and other items can be washed in this dishwasher. There is not need to follow the traditional method of washing dishware with hands.

These are the major types of kitchen appliances. They help us to cook easily and save a lot of time.