Should teachers have autonomy over how they teach?
The curriculum is the heart of what teachers teach and learners learn: effective teaching is only possible with an effective curriculum. Yet in spite of its importance, there has been a crisis in curriculum that has been caused in large part by governments assuming direct control over the curriculum, assessment, and increasingly, pedagogy.
Creating the Curriculum tackles this thorny issue head on, challenging student and practising primary...
Is there an ideal primary school curriculum?
Who should decide what the curriculum is?
Should teachers have autonomy over how they teach?
Why is assessment so important in the teaching-learning process? How should we assess pupils in the primary classroom? Assessing Learning in the Primary Classroom is an accessible introduction to the concepts critical to a professional understanding of this vital aspect of a teacher's role. It comprehensively considers the principles underpinning effective assessment, the different forms it can take and the different purposes it serves, both within and beyond the classroom. Linking the latest research and theory with examples of assessment in the classroom, it considers key issues such as:...
Why is assessment so important in the teaching-learning process? How should we assess pupils in the primary classroom? Assessing Learning in the Prim...
Education has become dominated by testing, standards, interventions, strategies and political policy. Yet while elements such as these are important, "Exploring Education and Childhood" contends it is childhood - including its sociology and psychology - that is the vital holistic context for teaching and learning.
Written by a team of specialists who bring both experience of classroom teaching, teacher training, and of rigorous research and scholarship, each chapter examines a topic that is of vital importance to teaching and the work of teachers. The book explores examples of...
Education has become dominated by testing, standards, interventions, strategies and political policy. Yet while elements such as these are importan...
Education has become dominated by testing, standards, interventions, strategies and political policy. Yet while elements such as these are important, "Exploring Education and Childhood" contends it is childhood - including its sociology and psychology - that is the vital holistic context for teaching and learning.
Written by a team of specialists who bring both experience of classroom teaching, teacher training, and of rigorous research and scholarship, each chapter examines a topic that is of vital importance to teaching and the work of teachers. The book explores examples of...
Education has become dominated by testing, standards, interventions, strategies and political policy. Yet while elements such as these are importan...
