Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The context of Teacher Education in China: A comprehensive review -- Chapter 3 Policy actions for world-class teachers -- Chapter 4 Why the policy? -- Chapter 5 The Multiperspectival Approach and the Operational Analytic Model -- Chapter 6 The Implementation case: Yangtze Normal University -- Chapter 7 The policy flow and institutional mission for the impleme…
1. Introducing School Inspections -- PART I. Understanding School Inspection Frameworks -- 2. The Evidence Base for School Inspection Frameworks -- 3. Validation of Inspection Frameworks and Methods -- PART II. The Current Evidence Base of School Inspection Research -- 4. School Inspections and School Improvement; The Current Evidence Base -- 5. Side Effects of School Inspection; Motivations an…
1.Introduction -- 2. Review -- 3. Data and Methods -- 4a. Immigrant students in TIMSS -- 4b. Immigrant students’ background in TIMSS 2007 -- 4c. School Factors -- 4d. Class level and teacher level factors -- 5a. Immigrant students in Singapore -- 5b. Immigrant students in Canada -- 6. Discussion and Conclusion -- 7. References. .This book examines the mathematics achievement of immigrant stud…
Gordon shows how we can use assessment to support teaching and develop students' competencies. Between 2011 and 2013, Gordon chaired an interdisciplinary commission of scholars and thinkers, who connected transformative research and ideas on learning, teaching, measurement, the nature of tests, intelligence, capability, technology, and policy.
1. Introduction -- 2. Literature Review -- 3. Parental Involvement in PIRLS-2011 -- 4. Modeling Parental Involvement -- 5. Relation between Parental Involvement and Student Achievement in PIRLS-2011 -- 6. Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Appendix: Technical details on the implementation of the bi-factor model.Open AccessThis volume offers insights from modelling measures of parental i…
INTRODUCTION: Some key issues in post-admission language assessment by John Read -- Part I IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING UNDERGRADUATE ASSESSMENTS -- Examining the validity of a post-entry screening tool embedded in a specific policy context by Ute Knoch, Cathie Elder and Sally O’Hagan -- Mitigating risk: The impact of a diagnostic assessment procedure on the first-year experience in engineerin…
1. Introduction -- 2. Historical Context of Teacher Assessment -- 3. The Intersection of Policy, Privatization, Professionalization, and Performance Assessment as a Conceptual Frame in Teacher Education -- 4. Performance Assessment, Policy, Privatization, and Professionalization in Mathematics -- 5. Performance Assessment, Policy, Privatization, and Professionalization in English -- 6. Performa…
Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Development of Quality Policies in Higher Education -- Chapter 3 Key Concepts – Theoretical and Empirical Foundations -- Chapter 4 Theoretical Frameworks for Policy Analysis -- Chapter 5 Research Methods -- Chapter 6 Findings (1) - Policy Influences -- Chapter 7 Findings (2) - Policy Text Production -- Chapter 8 Findings (3) - Policy Practices/Effects -…
About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- 1. Reconceptualising Instructional Leadership: Exploring the Relationships between Leadership, Instructional Design, Assessment, and Student Needs -- PART 1: Pragmatics of Assessment Leadership – What Leaders Need to Know About Assessment -- PART 2. Pragmatics of Assessment Leadership in the Disciplines -- PART 3: Pragmatics of Assessment Leaders…
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: Curriculum, Learning and Assessment -- 2. Curriculum Frameworks -- 3. Theories of Learning -- 4. Knowledge and the Curriculum -- 5. Learning Environments and Transitions -- 6. Accountability -- 7. Globalisation Mechanisms -- 8. International Comparisons -- 9. A New Model of Curriculum -- Notes -- References.- Author Index -- Subject Index.This b…