Educational systems and structures

In the first book on Aztec dance in the United States, Ernesto Colin combines cultural anthropology, educational theory, and postcolonial theory to create an innovative, interdisciplinary, long-term ethnography of an Aztec dance circle and makes a case for the use of the metaphor of palimpsest as an ethnographic research tool.

This book discusses current challenges related to teaching geography, mainly at the secondary school and higher education level.

This textbook prepares teachers to incorporate gamified learning experiences into middle school classrooms.

The post-apartheid era saw the South African government introduce a range of policies for building an inclusive education system.

This book consists of 13 papers developed by participants in the ICME 13 Topic Study Group 40 on Classroom Assessment.

Who's the New Kid in Chemistry?

In a world where the global engagement and international dialogue intensifies, some areas of cultivated knowledge suffer from this dialogue and this has consequences for people and communities.

This book focuses on the development of smart education in China and some countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Improving Student Retention in Higher Education provides a practical, curriculum-based response to the current situation in higher education, where participating students emanate from a range of backgrounds; international and lower socioeconomic backgrounds, mature aged students, students with disabilities as well as those for whom higher education is the first family experience.

The book mainly investigates the challenges that confront France's unique dual system of higher education in facing internationalization and the recruitment of international students.

This component of Assessing Media Education is intended for those who would like to know how other schools have grappled with implementing assessment initiatives, and who have used assessment to improve their programs.

This book examines critically major issues confronting human rights implementation in schools, both locally and globally.

Among Chinese religious sites, Mount Putuo, the "e;Island of Guanyin,"e; stands out as a fascinating embodiment of China's vibrant Buddhist tradition.

As a teacher, what you want most is for your students to learn-to immerse themselves in rich and challenging content and leave your classroom better prepared for school and life.

Academic assertiveness is an essential capability that is required of students who wish to achieve academic and professional success.

Integrating theory with practice, this core textbook provides a structured and sequential introduction to motor learning and motor control.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to curriculum theories and approaches in early childhood and early primary settings.

One of the areas of study students find most difficult to master--and are most fearful of--is math.

This book exhibits a collection of proposals for how school curriculum may be conceived, designed, and realized.

This book tackles three choices that face developers of L2 writing assessments: defining L2 writing abilities; collecting evidence of those abilities (usually by getting L2 writers to write something); and judging their performance (usually by assigning a score or grade to it).

The editors of this volume suggest that there are missing elements in the conceptualization upon which standard test theory is based.

Dynamic Assessment is an innovative approach to revealing the full range of learner abilities that has rapidly gained attention from language educators and researchers.

Is educational research chasing the trends one can observe in big sciences, mimicking what happens, some would say successfully, elsewhere in academia?

This new text provides a state-of the-art introduction to educational and psychological testing and measurement theory that reflects many intellectual developments of the past two decades.

This edited volume examines the importance of quality issues in contemporary higher education systems in the Asia Pacific.

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Assessing Student Learning is a standard reference for college faculty and administrators, and the third edition of this highly regarded book continues to offer comprehensive, practical, plainspoken guidance.

This timely volume explores the current and future state of hybrid and remote work in higher education from national, regional, and global perspectives.

This book explores how, and if, formal education affects peacebuilding in post-conflict societies.

Drawing on theoretical and empirical insights from art teachers in Canada and Europe, this edited volume explores the question of how learning in the arts can be effectively and fairly assessed in the context of higher education.

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This edited book brings together fifteen original empirical studies from a variety of international contexts to provide a detailed exploration of language assessment, testing and evaluation.

Get answers to your most challenging questions about implementing effective assessment and grading practices.

Understanding PISA's Attractiveness examines how policy makers and the media interpret the results of PISA league-leaders, losers, and slippers in ways that suit their own reform agendas.

Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences is the only book providing core information for researchers about the ways and means to conduct experiments.

This book showcases the transformative impact of Aboriginal community-based educators teaching local histories and cultures to preservice teachers.

There has been exponential growth in transnational education (TNE) in the last few years as UK universities have looked to expand their markets.

By traveling to different parts of the world, this book provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the current state of adolescent education and demonstrates how education systems are formed by and closely tied to culture.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has been an active international influence in the assessment, development, and reform of national educational systems worldwide.

This book focuses on summarizing four elements from the classic Chinese literary theory: truth, beauty, emotion and imagination.

Competency-Based Education introduces educators to a new model for anytime, anywhere schooling and provides tools and curriculum resources for redesigning the traditional structures of K12 schools.

The documentation of young children's learning plays a vital role in the pre-schools of Reggio Emilia.

Assessing media education is a formidable task because both assessment and media education are complex and controversial concepts.