Dialogic pedagogy is being promoted in science teacher education but the literature on
dialogic pedagogy tends to focus on explicit voices, and so runs the risk of overlooking the …

Teachers' teaching practice plays a key role in the learning process of pupils, and for
teaching to be successful, teachers must have knowledge in many different fields. This …

Assessment for learning [AfL] is bound up with students becoming autonomous lifelong
learners who are active participants in the classroom and beyond. This book explores …

In a world where schools are accountable for ensuring that all of their students are
academically well prepared to enter'the knowledge society', using assessment in the service …

The paper aims to depict lecturers' experiences on the professional development programs
in three polytechnics. The study used a qualitative descriptive study employing nine …

Research in educational settings has often been undertaken by a third-person (a term used
by Ball, 2000), who sits on the edge of the classroom, maybe moves among the students …

In this chapter we discuss the development of technology as a field of study within
compulsory education in New Zealand. We argue that technology education has found a …

For teaching to be successful, teachers must be well-educated and have knowledge in many
different fields. With a combination of solid subject knowledge, good teaching skills and the …

For some time researchers have been exploring how students might best be supported to
express their ideas, opinions and feelings and to demonstrate what they know and can do …

To understand the complexity of the classroom in ways that might inform teaching research
in needed that explains both why and how something works. Teacher-researcher …