Curriculum, instruction and assessment in Japan : beyond lesson study
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Curriculum, instruction and assessment in Japan : beyond lesson study
(Routledge series in schools and schooling in Asia)
Routledge, 2018, c2017
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current status of policy, research and practices of curriculum, classroom instruction and assessment in Japan. It outlines the mechanism of curriculum organization and the history of the National Courses of Study, and assesses the theories of academic ability model. It also discusses in detail the history of "Lesson Study" - a characteristic teaching practice in Japan which utilizes groups, and reviews the history of educational assessment in Japan. Case studies on the practice of portfolio assessment in the Period for Integrated Study, as well as the practice of performance tasks in subject-based education are illustrated to show various examples of teaching practices.
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Japan explores:
* Child-centered Curriculum and Discipline-Centered Curriculum
* Theories based on Models of Academic Achievement and Competency
* Various Methods for Organizing Creative Whole-Class Teaching
* Performance Assessment in Subject Teaching
A good guideline for those who would like to use the idea of "Lesson Study" in order to improve their own teaching and management practices and a reference to all working in educational improvement, this book will be of interest to educators and policymakers concerned with curriculum practices or those with an interest in the Japanese education system.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Part 1. Curriculum
2. Historical Overview of Curriculum Development: National Control over Curriculum vs. School-Based Curriculum Development
3. The Long Debate between Child-centered Curriculum and Discipline-Centered Curriculum
4. Theories of the Models of Academic Achievement and Children's Moral Development
Part 2. Instruction
5. Historical Overview of Lesson Study
6. Practices of Leading Educators: Yoshio Toi, Kihara Saito, Kazuaki Shoji, Yasutaro Tamada
7. Various Methods for Organizing Creative Whole-Class Teaching
Part 3. Assessment
8. Historical Overview of Assessment in Japan
9. Portfolio Assessment in the Period for Integrated Study
10. Performance Assessment in Subject Teaching
11. Conclusion
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