Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Part 1: The State of Play.- Chapter 1. Introduction and Context.- Chapter 2. The Purpose of Education.- Chapter 3. Why Are We Falling Behind?.- Part 2: The Players.- Chapter 4. 'If I Could Just Teach'.- Chapter 5. The Pressures on, and of, Curriculum.- Chapter 6. Basic, Basal Skills and their Effects on Higher Order Thinking.- Chapter 7. The Standardisation of Teaching.- Chapter 8. Teacher Professional Assessment and Teacher Professional Development.- Chapter 9. Student Evaluation as a Driver of Education Delivery.- Chapter 10. Digital Devices, Online Learning and All That: How They Are Shaping Education.- Part 3: Playing Our Part.- Chapter 11. Which Future? A Note of Hope.- Chapter 12. Recommendations: What We Know and What We Can Do.