Educational systems and structures

This fundamental text provides cutting-edge theory and practical insights into how formative assessment and feedback can be used enhance student learning development through exploring an exciting range of case studies from experts in the field.

Many argue that the conventional high school transcript has become irrelevant to today's best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment.

This book provides a unique perspective on internationalization in higher education, focusing on the experiences of Chinese business students in Australia.

This book explores the emerging trends and patterns in online student evaluations of teaching and how online reviews have transformed the teacher-student relationship as developments in technology have altered consumer behaviors.

With the ninth edition of the four-yearly review of mathematics education research in Australasia, the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) discusses the Australasian research in mathematics education in the four years from 2012-2015.

This book contributes to the theory and practice of Philosophy for Children (P4C), with a special emphasis on theoretical and practical issues confronting researchers and practitioners working in contexts that are strongly influenced by Confucian values and norms.

This book addresses student passivity in teacher education.

This book shares with English readers Chinese theoretical and practical explorations of moral education curriculum for primary schools within the basic education curriculum reform project since 2001.

Als Anfang 2011 in ganz Ägypten Aufbruchsstimmung herrschte, waren viele in der westlichen Welt überrascht: Gut ausgebildete junge Menschen forderten soziale und politische Beteiligung; zivilgesellschaftliche Einrichtungen arbeiteten mit nicht-offiziellem Status; neue demokratische Ideen nahmen Form an.

Accrediting boards, the federal government, and state legislatures are now requiring a greater level of accountability from higher education.

Featuring in-depth examinations of concepts of knowing, learning, and education from a range of cultures worldwide, this book offers a rich theory of indigenous concepts of education, their relation to Western concepts, and their potential for creating education that articulates the aspirations of communities and fosters humanity for all learners.

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!

This book reports the findings of an interpretive case study of the phenomenon of science investigation (science inquiry) from students' perspective.

Case Studies in Needs Assessment offers insights about the practice of needs assessment in dynamic, real-world organizations and communities.

An era of sweeping cultural change in America, the postwar years saw the rise of beatniks and hippies, the birth of feminism, and the release of the first video game.

This book discusses instruction, learning, and assessment in higher education with an emphasis on several effective formative assessment tools and methods such as digital badges, reflective journals, and peer assessment used in learning environments comprising students of diverse, multicultural backgrounds.

Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School: Strategies That Turn Underachievers into Successful Learners responds to growing concerns about a crisis in boys' academic achievement.

As reform in all sectors of education continues, it is becoming increasingly important that we develop a rich understanding of what "e;intelligence"e; is, and how it can be improved.

This edited book addresses a range of aspects of internationalization in vocational education and training (VET) in different countries.

This book offers an accessible, practical and engaging guide that provides sample instructional activities supported by theoretical background information, with a focus on the nature of the instructional process in relation to several variables.

From improved critical thinking to increased self-esteem and school retention, teachers and students have noted many benefits to bringing Aboriginal viewpoints into public school classrooms.

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 book addresses the current issues of inclusive education during the time of the global pandemic of COVID-19.

Globalisation, Policy and Comparative Research, which is the fifth volume in the 12-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, presents scholarly research on major discourses in comparative education research.

This book investigates why students choose to study in key Asian cities, and how this trend relates to the strategic intent of states and universities to build 'knowledge economies' and 'world-class' profiles.

This book brings together history educators from Australia and around the world to tell their own personal stories and how they approach teaching history in the context of contemporary tensions in the classroom.

When a child has difficulties eating or sleeping, or throws frequent tantrums, many parents cross their fingers and hope it's a phase to be outgrown soon.

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 book is a Festschrift for Emeritus Professor Stephen Kemmis, who has a long and eminent career as an educational researcher and academic spanning over 40 years.

This book is a comparative study of how early childhood educational policies and initiatives in three countries-China, India, and the United States-have been utilized as both direct and indirect strategies for responding to fierce global economic competition.

This book explores a range of educational issues in the Pacific Islands, from school leadership in various contexts to the importance of forging cordial school and community partnerships.

Arising from new research of members of the International Successful School Principalship Project, this book presents cases of school and leadership success from across 12 countries.

This book is designed for the career teacher interested in designing positive learning environments.

If the phrase NO NOTICE INSPECTION strikes fear into your heart, don't panic!

jMetrik is a computer program for implementing classical and modern psychometric methods.

Get the only official guide to the GRE(R) revised General Test that comes straight from the test makers!

Digital analytics is an emerging new trend used in education to measure, collect, analyze, and report on data about learners and their contexts and to understand and optimize learning and learning environments.

Policies to promote high participation in Higher Educations (HE) systems aim to deliver social justice and economic development through widening participation of under-represented groups.

All teachers are responsible for assessing the children they teach, and the outcomes of any assessment are important for individual learners, schools and wider education systems.

This book introduces computer-based testing, addressing both nontechnical and technical considerations.

'This is a timely book that effectively challenges the current emphasis on a homogeneous approach to teaching, learning, and assessment in early literacy.

Marxist thinking can offer a critical understanding of education in an international context.

Due to the enduring legacy of the colonial, capitalist project, we have arguably entered an era of social, cultural, economic, and environmental collapse.

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

This book examines some of the major higher education reforms and policy shifts globally, particularly in the light of recent shifts in quality and standards-driven education and policy research.