New Perspectives on Curriculum, Learning and Assessment

• Main Author: Scott, David (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Evaluating Education: Normative Systems and Institutional Practices
• Subjects: Education.; Curriculums (Courses of study).; Education > Curricula.; Assessment.; Curriculum Studies.; Learning & Instruction.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.

This book offers a detailed analysis and assessment of the state of education round the world. The argument is made that education and curriculum practices are deficient for two reasons. The first is the adoption by governments, policy-makers and practitioners of a set of knowledge practices that ca...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• 1. Introduction: Curriculum, Learning and Assessment
• 2. Curriculum Frameworks
• 3. Theories of Learning
• 4. Knowledge and the Curriculum
• 5. Learning Environments and Transitions
• 6. Accountability
• 7. Globalisation Mechanisms
• 8. International Comparisons
• 9. A New Model of Curriculum
• Notes
• References.- Author Index
• Subject Index.