Understanding NCEA

Understanding NCEA
Author: Irena Madjar
Publisher: Nzcer Press
Total Pages: 151
Release: 2011-01-01
Genre: Education, Secondary
ISBN: 9781927151112

Understanding Macroeconomics NCEA L3

Understanding Macroeconomics NCEA L3
Author: Dan Rennie
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2018-08-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9780170438148

This full colour edition has been updated with new content and activities to assist students with developing the knowledge and skills they need for assessments (external and internal). Students will build up their confidence by completing the range of additional review (examination) questions contained in this latest version.A Teacher Resource book is also available for separate purchase which contains full answers to this workbook.

Assessing Foreign Language Students’ Spoken Proficiency

Assessing Foreign Language Students’ Spoken Proficiency
Author: Martin East
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2016-02-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811003033

This book presents an in‐depth study of assessment innovation and its impact on teaching and learning. The context is New Zealand, and the focus is additional languages other than English and the recent introduction of a radical new assessment of students’ spoken proficiency, called interact. The book crosses the traditional theoretical and methodological boundaries associated with language testing research, which focuses on assessment performance, and presents an alternative approach where stakeholders become the centre of interest. It advances our understanding of how assessment innovation impacts on two key groups - teachers and students in schools - based on data collected from a substantial two‐year research project. It presents an account of these stakeholders’ perceptions of the validity and usefulness of the new assessment in comparison with the more traditional test that it has replaced.Assessing Foreign Language Students' Spoken Proficiency makes an outstanding and original contribution to the field of second and foreign language teaching, providing a theory and research-based account of the development of a learner-centred approach to oral proficiency assessment. It is an important resource for teachers and teacher educators as well as assessment and curriculum specialists worldwide. It deserves to be widely read.

Academic Framework for 21st-Century Schooling: Promoting Global Peace and Harmony

Academic Framework for 21st-Century Schooling: Promoting Global Peace and Harmony
Author: Mukhopadhyay, Marmar
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2023-10-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1668470063

In an era, fraught with existential threats, Academic Framework for 21st-Century Schooling: Promoting Global Peace and Harmony answers the urgent call for a new path forward. The UN Secretary-General's recent address, echoing decades of warnings from UNESCO, has underscored the dire state of our world. Global warming, pollution, terrorism, unchecked population growth, discrimination, refugee migration, consumerism, and the ominous specter of weapons of mass destruction loom large in an age marked by nationalism and imperialism. The very fabric of human existence is unraveling, and even the UN's well-intentioned MDG and SDG initiatives are in jeopardy. This book, authored by esteemed scholars, proposes a transformation of global education as the antidote to this crisis. It champions the cultivation of a fresh generation with essential attributes like critical thinking, empathy, respect for diversity, and a profound sense of global responsibility. Schools are envisioned as the crucible for shaping these future citizens. At its core, this book offers a well-founded academic framework for global peace and harmony education, addressing the intricacies of 21st-century schooling, curriculum transformation, global best practices, and the vision of 'happy schooling.' It is a clarion call to scholars and educators to lead the way toward a world where peace and harmony are not just ideals, but the very foundation upon which humanity thrives. Our world and future generations depend on this transformative journey, one we must embark upon without delay.

Understanding Elder Abuse in Minority Populations

Understanding Elder Abuse in Minority Populations
Author: Toshio Tatara
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2021-10-30
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1317714822

First published in 1999. Research on elder abuse in the United States has made great strides in recent years. As a result, we have been able to define and discover the causes of elder abuse, design tools to assess the risk of abuse, develop and implement treatment and prevention strategies, and evaluate programs for victims and perpetrators. However, this research has been derived from studies whose subjects were primarily Caucasian. This is not because elder abuse does not take place in minority communities, but rather because researchers wanted first to study the issue in its broadest sense.

Enhancing Science Learning through Learning Experiences outside School (LEOS)

Enhancing Science Learning through Learning Experiences outside School (LEOS)
Author: Sandhya Devi Coll
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2019-09-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9004411763

The authors provide practical, research-informed, guidelines and detailed lesson plans that improve learning of chemical, physical, biological, and Earth & space sciences. The context for learning is the myriad of exciting opportunities provided by informal science institutions such as zoos, museums, space centers and the outdoors. Many such institutions seek to educate the public and inspire budding scientists. Visits outside school help students relate science to everyday life, providing strong motivation to learn science for all abilities. This book shows the key to making such visits effective, is when they are linked to classroom learning using a learning management system, drawing upon modern students’ fascination with digital technologies and mobile devices.

Task-Based Language Teaching from the Teachers' Perspective

Task-Based Language Teaching from the Teachers' Perspective
Author: Martin East
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2012-01-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027281823

Task-based language teaching (TBLT) is being encouraged as part of a major overhaul of the entire school languages curriculum in New Zealand. However, teachers often struggle with understanding what TBLT is, and how to make TBLT work in classrooms. Using the stories that emerged from a series of interviews with teachers (the curriculum implementers) and with advisors (the curriculum leaders), this book highlights the possibilities for TBLT innovation in schools. It also identifies the constraints, and proposes how these might be addressed. The result is a book that, whilst rooted in a particular local context, provides a valuable sourcebook of teacher stories that have relevance for a wide range of people working in a diverse range of contexts. This book will be of genuine interest to all those who wish to understand more about TBLT innovation, and the opportunities and challenges it brings.

Teaching to Difference? The Challenges and Opportunities of Diversity in the Classroom

Teaching to Difference? The Challenges and Opportunities of Diversity in the Classroom
Author: Nicole E. Johnson
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2014-08-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1443865737

Teaching to Difference? The Challenges and Opportunities of Diversity in the Classroom offers a comparative perspective on the pedagogical and cultural issues in managing differences and diversity in the classroom. Using reflections and experiential analysis, the volume presents perspectives on the experiences of teaching and learning through differences of race/ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation and gender, language, special needs and geography, from contexts such as the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Israel. The reflections are presented from the viewpoint of minority teaching professionals and white educators teaching diverse student populations ranging from K-12 to college students and pre-service teachers. This volume provides a lens into the questions, reflections, and experiences of teachers and practitioners when they encounter difference in the classroom. The essays highlight the trepidation and frustration educators feel when they perceive themselves to be ill-prepared for diversity in their classrooms. However, there are also essays of triumph and success when teachers feel they have reached their students in a meaningful way. Additionally, through the experiences depicted, teachers describe their processes of connecting to students, how they determined what worked and did not work in their journey, and what they learned from the experience that continues to impact them.

Becoming an Innovative Learning Environment

Becoming an Innovative Learning Environment
Author: Noeline Wright
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2018-06-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9811307644

This book traces how a new school, physically designed as a modern learning environment, has come into being in New Zealand. A key feature is how it designs its curriculum for future citizens. The book explores how flexible curriculum and assessment options support the provision of a well-balanced, coherent and future-oriented learning programme. It also illustrates how the school is implementing its vision and copes with being different from other schools which understand and embody the New Zealand Curriculum as well as the NCEA qualifications system in more traditional terms. School leaders’, teachers’ and foundation students’ thinking and perspectives about what it’s like to become a new school are highlighted and shed light on what is possible within an evolving education system.