High-stakes schooling : what we can learn from Japan's experiences with testing, accountability, and education reform /

Drawing on Japan's experiences with testing, overtesting, and recent reforms to relax educational pressures, Christopher Bjork sheds light on the best path forward for US schools. He asks a variety of questions related to testing and reform, and each draws direct parallels to issues that the sc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bjork, Christopher (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Temas:
Educational change > Japan.
Curriculum change > Japan.
Educational tests and measurements > Japan.
Educational change > United States.
Enseignement > Réforme > Japon.
Programmes d'études > Changements > Japon.
Tests et mesures en éducation > Japon.
Enseignement > Réforme > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Essays.
EDUCATION > Organizations & Institutions.
EDUCATION > Reference.
Curriculum change.
Educational change.
Educational tests and measurements.
Japan.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Searching for solutions
  • Framing the education crisis
  • Examining the impact of reform polices
  • The teaching force
  • Nurturing enthusiasm in elementary school students
  • Responses to change in the middle schools
  • Curricular reform, academic achievement, and educational opportunity
  • Shifting student-teacher relationships
  • Broadening the discussion
  • US teachers reflect on Japanese elementary school instruction
  • Looking forward.

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