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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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Assessment Learning and Employability (Society for Research Into Higher Education)
Assessment Learning and Employability (Society for Research Into Higher Education) Review
Assessment Learning and Employability (Society for Research Into Higher Education) Feature
What is assessed gets attention: what is not assessed does not. When higher education is expected to promote complex achievements in subject disciplines and in terms of 'employability', problems arise: how are such achievements to be assessed?
In the first part of the book, it is argued that existing grading practices cannot cope with the expectations laid upon them, while the potential of formative assessment for the support of learning is not fully realised. The authors argue that improving the effectiveness of assessment depends on a well-grounded appreciation of what assessment is, and what may and may not be expected of it.
The second part covers summative judgements for high-stakes purposes. Using established measurement theory, a view is developed of the conditions under which affordable, useful, valid and reliable summative judgements can be made. One conclusion is that many complex achievements resist high-stakes assessment, which directs attention to low-stakes, essentially formative, alternatives. Assessment for learning and employability demands more than module-level changes to assessment methods. The final part discusses how institutions need to respond in policy terms to the challenges that have been posed.
The book concludes with a discussion of how institutions can respond in policy terms to the challenges that have been posed.
Assessment, Learning and Employability has wide and practical relevance - to teachers, module and programme leaders, higher education managers and quality enhancement specialists.
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Monday, August 15, 2011
Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning
Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning Review
Wise Up: The Challenge of Lifelong Learning Feature
It had been thought that learning was a matter of intelligence or diligence, that differences in achievement were due to "ability" or "effort."
The new science of learning suggests that learning power can be enormously increased. It shows that the brain will deliver mastery of complex environments without supervision by the conscious, rational mind. Indeed, thinking too hard can get in the way of practical learning. In the author's best-selling Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind, he described the new skills of learning and focused on the three "slow" processes of intuition, contemplation and creativity. In Wise-Up, he looks at the full mental processes of learning-not only the "slow" ones-and teaches how to acquire, hone, and expand those qualities and skills.
The new science of learning suggests that learning power can be enormously increased. It shows that the brain will deliver mastery of complex environments without supervision by the conscious, rational mind. Indeed, thinking too hard can get in the way of practical learning. In the author's best-selling Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind, he described the new skills of learning and focused on the three "slow" processes of intuition, contemplation and creativity. In Wise-Up, he looks at the full mental processes of learning-not only the "slow" ones-and teaches how to acquire, hone, and expand those qualities and skills.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Teaching Learning and Assessment
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Teaching Learning and Assessment Feature
"This down-to-earth and timely book demonstrates that assessment is at the very heart of the teaching and learning process. It gives highly practical ideas and strategies to help make learning powerful and effective. It reminds us not only about what works in classrooms but also about what works in adult learning and informal learning too."
Steve Munby, Chief Executive, National College for School Leadership, UK
This book deals with formative assessment, that is, assessment designed to inform and enhance learning, rather than simply produce test results and qualifications. Formative assessment considers how pupils learn, what they learn and why, and encourages pupils to direct their own learning.
Based on real life experiences of students and teachers, this book develops a practical framework for thinking about formative assessment, based on a five-year research project undertaken by Portsmouth Local Authority schools and the University of Sussex. Rich in case studies, quotations, examples and recommendations collected from the project, the book offers practical advice for making formative assessment work.
Its key features include:
Teaching, Learning and Assessment is important reading for all teachers whether undertaking initial teacher training or continuing professional development.
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Learners, Learning and Educational Activity (Foundations and Futures of Education)
Learners, Learning and Educational Activity (Foundations and Futures of Education) Review
Learners, Learning and Educational Activity (Foundations and Futures of Education) Feature
Learners, Learning and Educational Activity offers a new and creative approach to the psychology of learning. The central idea in the book is that learning in schools and other educational settings is best understood by paying attention to both individual learners and the educational contexts in which learning takes place.
Providing an accessible introduction to new ideas and recent developments in cognitive and socio-cultural perspectives on learning, the book reviews advances in selected topics that are especially relevant for teachers and other educators. These include:
- learners’ conceptions of the nature of learning
- the development of advanced levels of learning and thinking
- the role of motivation and self-regulation in learning
- how learning and thinking relate to social and cultural contexts
- the ways in which these contexts influence interactions between teachers and learners.
By illustrating connections between individual and social aspects of learning in educational settings in and out of school, the book encourages teachers, parents and other educators to think about learners and learning in new ways.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Learning to Learn in Practice: The L2 Approach
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Learning to Learn in Practice: The L2 Approach Feature
Change the way you think about learning and preparing students for the challenges of the 21st Century with this new book by Alistair Smith, best-selling author and internationally known presenter and motivational speaker. Designed for grades 1-12, this detailed re-evaluation introduces the 12 essentials of Learning to Learn and explains their impact for the students and teachers. It is designed to help learners move away from teacher dependence towards learner independence. Learning to Learn in Practice will:
Show you how to develop a Learning to Learn approach across your school
Provide guidance at classroom, school and community level
Give case studies from schools on different stages of the journey
Show how to involve parents
Give guidance on embracing Web 2.0 technologies
Explain what works and what doesn't
It is packed with easy to apply common sense ideas and guidance. If you wish to get behind the theory and find out what really makes the difference this is the book to take you on the next step of your journey.
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Psychology
Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Psychology Review
Teaching and Learning: Lessons from Psychology Feature
Drawing on educational and psychological research and adhering closely to QTS standards, trainee teachers will find this easy-to-read book an invaluable guide to child psychology and the psychology of teaching.
- a realistic and in-depth account of different kinds of learning;
- summarises reliable knowledge about how teaching can aid learning in schools;
- addresses issues of interest to all teachers – including the repertoire of teaching, the main phases of learning, the classroom environment, keeping order, and lesson planning – in a practical and accessible manner;
- also covers more complex topics such as intelligence, special educational needs, bullying, child abuse, gender, ethnicity, teacher expectations and assessment;
- gives examples of practice across all four key stages and different school subjects;
- would form a suitable part of the government-led continuing professional development project: Excellence and Enjoyment - A Strategy for Primary Schools.
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Learning and Teaching in the Primary Classroom
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Learning and Teaching in the Primary Classroom Feature
Providing a framework for understanding the individual needs of pupils, this book describes how you can tailor your teaching methods to maximise learning. You will learn how to take account of your pupils' knowledge, skills and attitudes when selecting and applying principles of instruction, in order to make learning in your classroom as successful as possible.
Packed with informative case studies and classroom examples, this book explores how learning is conceptualised, direct instruction, interactive teaching, teaching as scaffolding, and how to overcome obstacles to learning.
This is a must-read for all practitioners and students of primary education who wish to understand how to best apply theories of instruction, and provide effective, dynamic teaching.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Challenging Learning: Theory, Effective Practice and Lesson Ideas to Create Optimal Learning Conditions for Learning with Pupils Aged 5 to 18
Challenging Learning: Theory, Effective Practice and Lesson Ideas to Create Optimal Learning Conditions for Learning with Pupils Aged 5 to 18 Review
Challenging Learning: Theory, Effective Practice and Lesson Ideas to Create Optimal Learning Conditions for Learning with Pupils Aged 5 to 18 Feature
Challenging Learning includes some of the most up-to-date and impressive research on teaching and learning, covering Feedback, Application, Challenge, Thinking, and Self esteem. These are supported by lesson plans and effective teaching strategies including the Teaching Target, Learning Challenge and ASK models.
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