Teaching and learning in lower secondary schools in the era of PISA and TIMSS. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kirsti Klette, Ole K. Bergem, Astrid Roe, editors.
• Editors: Klette, Kirsti; Bergem, Ole K; Roe, Astrid
• Contents: 1 Introduction: Studying Interaction and Instructional Patterns in Classrooms; 1.1 Research on Instructional Qualities; 1.1.1 Instructional Clarity; 1.1.2 Cognitive Challenge; 1.1.3 Discourse Features; 1.1.4 Supportive Climate; 1.2 Videos as Lenses for Exploring Classrooms; 1.2.1 Research Design and Data Sources; 1.2.2 Camera Set-Up; 1.2.3 Sample: The Composition of Classrooms; 1.2.4 Analyses; 1.3 Research Contributions and the Composition of the Book; References; Part I Instruction Matters. 2 Instructional Activities and Discourse Features in Science Classrooms: Teachers Talking and Students Listening or ...?2.1 Objectives and Purposes; 2.2 Instructional Format in Science Classrooms; 2.3 Classroom Discourse; 2.3.1 Language in Science Classrooms; 2.4 Methods, Modes of Inquiry and Data Sources; 2.4.1 Data Sources; 2.5 Findings: Instructional Patterns and Discourse Features in Science Classrooms; 2.5.1 Instructional Repertoires; 2.5.2 Discourse Features and Initiation Patterns; 2.6 Discussion; 2.7 Conclusion; References; 3 Inquisitor, Evaluator or Facilitator?; 3.1 Strategic Reading. 3.2 Instructional Research3.2.1 Experimental Work; 3.2.2 Descriptive Work; 3.3 Comprehension Strategies Instruction in Norwegian Ninth-Grade Classrooms: Amount and Instructional Format; 3.3.1 Participants and Analysis; 3.3.2 Amount of Instruction in Comprehension Strategies; 3.3.3 Instructional Format; 3.4 Conclusion; References; 4 "Usually We Are Not Where the Teacher Is"; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theoretical Perspectives; 4.2.1 Classroom Learning Settings; 4.2.2 Protocols Developed for the PISA+ Video Study; 4.2.3 Work Plan Methodology; 4.3 Data and Methods; 4.3.1 PISA+ Video Study; 4.3.2 PISA. 4.4 Findings4.4.1 Description and Analyses of the Applied PISA Constructs; 4.4.2 Analyses of Data from the PISA+ Video Study; 4.4.3 Work Plan Methodology: The Acquisition Setting; 4.4.4 Work Plan Methodology: The Consolidation Setting; 4.4.5 Work Plan Methodology: The Consultation Setting; 4.5 Discussion: Implications for Practice Field; References; 5 Teachers' Use of Questions and Responses to Students' Contributions During Whole Class Discussions: Comparing Language Arts and Science Classrooms; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Question-Answer Sequences in the Classroom; 5.3 Methods and Data. 5.4 Analytical Framework5.5 Analysis; 5.6 Teacher Questions in the Classroom; 5.6.1 Asking `Real' or Open Questions; 5.6.2 Sequence of Repeated Questions; 5.6.3 Cued Elicitation of Students' Contributions; 5.7 Teacher Responses to Students' Utterances; 5.7.1 Revoicing or Reflecting Student Responses; 5.7.2 Providing Neutral Responses to Students; 5.7.3 Providing Evaluative Responses; 5.7.4 Reconstructive Paraphrase or Recap; 5.8 Discussion; 5.9 Conclusions; References; 6 Students' Perspectives on Reading Instruction and Reading Engagement; 6.1 Introduction.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 370.711; Education; Teachers -- Training of; Educational tests and measurements; Educational tests and measuremen; EDUCATION -- Essays; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; EDUCATION -- Reference; Educational tests and measurements; Teachers -- Training of; Education -- Professional Development; Education -- Evaluation; Teacher training; Examinations & assessment; Education -- Educational Psychology; Teaching skills & techniques; Education; Learning & Instruction; Teaching and Teacher Education; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319173023; 3319173022; 3319173014; 9783319173016
• Related ISBNs: 9783319173016
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