UID:
almafu_9961926469702883
Format:
online resource (viii, 153 pages) :
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
Routledge series on schools and schooling in Asia
Content:
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current status of policy, research and practices of curriculum, classroom instruction and assessment in Japan. It outlines the mechanism of curriculum organization and the history of the National Courses of Study, and assesses the theories of academic ability model. It also discusses in detail the history of "Lesson Study" - a characteristic teaching practice in Japan which utilizes groups, and reviews the history of educational assessment in Japan. Case studies on the practice of portfolio assessment in the Period for Integrated Study, as well as the practice of performance tasks in subject-based education are illustrated to show various examples of teaching practices.
Note:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and tables; 1 Introduction; PART 1 Curriculum; 2 Historical overview of curriculum organisation: National control over curriculum vs. school-based curriculum development; 3 The long debate between child-centred curriculum and discipline-centred curriculum; 4 Theories based on models of academic achievement and competency; PART 2 Instruction; 5 Historical overview of lesson study; 6 Practices of leading educators: Yoshio Toi, Kihaku Saito, Kazuaki Shoji and Yasutaro Tamada; 7 Various methods for organizing creative whole-class teaching. PART 3 Assessment8 Historical overview of assessment in post-war Japan; 9 Portfolio assessment in the period for integrated study; 10 Performance assessment in subject teaching; 11 Conclusion; Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-60455-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781315709116
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