Reforming learning concepts, issues and practice in the Asia-Pacific region

In the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, various reform initiatives, policies and programmes have been carried out in different countries within the Asia-Pacific region. All these reform efforts aim to restructure different aspects of schooling in order to promote learning and to prepare stud...

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Autor principal: Ng, Chi-hung Clarence (-)
Otros Autores: Ng, Chi-Hung, Renshaw, Peter
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Colección:Education in the Asia-Pacific region ; v. 5.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009462554406719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Reforming Learning in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Introduction
  • Exploring the Linkage Between Reforms and Learning in the Asia-Pacific Region: An Activity Theory Perspective
  • Focusing on Tools, Transformation and New Learning
  • Reforming Mathematics Education: Theorising Teachers' and Students' Use of Technology
  • Reforming Learning and Teaching Through Online Collaborative Knowledge Building
  • Technological Barriers to Learning: Designing Hybrid Pedagogy To Minimise Cognitive Load and Maximise Understanding
  • An Examination of Project Work: A Reflection on Singapore's Education Reform
  • Creating and Interpreting Multimodal Representations of Knowledge: Case Studies from Two Singapore Science Classrooms
  • Reforming Teaching and Learning Using Theory of Multiple Intelligences: The Macao Experiences
  • Makabayan in the Philippine Basic Education Curriculum: Problems and Prospect for Reforming Student Learning in the Philippines
  • Reforming Medium of Instruction in Hong Kong: Its Impact on Learning
  • Focusing on Contradictions, Tensions and Systemic Change
  • Problems and the Direction of Reform for Education in Japan Today
  • ‘Learning for Achievement’ as a Collective Goal in Re-culturing Teaching and Learning in Hong Kong Classrooms
  • Motivational Implications of the Quality Teaching Model in New South Wales
  • Reforming Learning for Children with Learning Differences in New Zealand
  • Technology-Supported Pedagogical Innovations: The Challenge of Sustainability and Transferability in the Information Age
  • Successful Approaches to Innovation that Have Impacted on Student Learning in New Zealand.