Learning From Others: International Comparisons in Education
This book describes a number of international comparat
ive studiesof pupils' achievement, and examines the factors associated with
successful teaching and learning and with school effectiveness. It
describes the usefulness of such studies for policy makers, test
designers, researchers and teachers, while offering a realistic and
critical account of their limitations. Both large and small scale
studies are considered, and particular attention is given to the
contribution that international comparative research can make to
raising the standards of work, especially in school science and
mathematics, in different educational systems.
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Accountability for Learning
Accountability for Learning equips teachers and leaders with the ability to transform educational accountability policies from destructive and demoralizing accounting drills into meaningful and constructive decision making in the classroom, school, and district. This book is about what you can do right now to improve learning, teaching, and leadership.
Critical Thinking Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day
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Critical Thinking Skills Success in 20 Minutes a Day
Critical Thinking Skills Success is about changing the way you think about the way you think. Sound complicated? It’s not, especially when you learn how, lesson by 20-minute lesson.
A critical thinker is willing to explore, question, and search out answers and solutions. These skills not only mean greater success at school and at work, but they are the basis of better decisions and problem solving at home, too.
Critical thinking has been specifically identified by colleges and universities, as well as by many employers, as a measure of how well an individual will perform at school and on the job. In fact, if you are applying to college or graduate school, or for a job, chances are your critical thinking skills will be tested.
Standardized exams, such as the SAT and ACT, have sections on critical thinking.
For the next twenty days, you will be spending twenty minutes a day learning and improving upon critical thinking skills. Success with these skills will translate into better performance at school, at work, and/or at home.
School Phobia, Panic Attacks and Anxiety in Children
Many children are challenged by anxiety at some time in their school career. Bringing together knowledge from her years of teaching and parenting, Márianna Csóti shows how parents and professionals can help children aged five to sixteen move away from the negative thoughts and behaviour that contribute to school phobia.
This positive and practical book is packed with information and guidance for parents, carers, teachers and other child-support professionals, on dealing effectively with the difficulties of children whose lives are being adversely affected by this distressing and very real condition.