Self-directed Learning Oriented Assessments in the Asia-Pacific

The Asia-Pacific region needs to maximize the benefits of education to enable it to compete in an economic future dominated by innovation, in which assessing student progress must be an empowering rather than delimiting factor. This detailed exposition of the theoretical basis and application tools of self-directed learning-oriented assessment (SLOA) reflects the very latest research championed by the Assessment Research Centre at The Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Taking readers inside the classroom of today's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders--and inside the minds of the teachers--this guide shows parents how they can help make their child's learning environment an exciting place where children become thinkers, problem-solvers and self-directed learners.