Suchergebnisse

Treasures in trends : analyses of TIMSS and PIRLS trends using contextual data / Martin Hooper, Yifan Bai, and Markus Broer -- Program for international student assessment : constancy, evolution, and innovation / Miyako Ikeda -- Development of a measurement approach to assess 21st century skills / Claire Scoular and Michael Timms -- Advances in measuring "hard-to-measure" skills / Patrick C. Kyllonen -- The future of assessment : how will AI, automation, and machine learning change how we develop and deliver assessments? / Nathan Thompson -- The effects of peer assessment vs. teacher assessment on the writing apprehension of English learners / Işıl İpek Kanat Küçüktezcan, Şölen Altay, and Enisa Mede -- Conceptions of assessment among teachers : a validation study / Farouq Almeqdadi, Myint Swe Khine, and Ernest Afari -- Understanding assessment experiences and perceptions of international students in higher education / Mürüvvet Çolakoğlu and Derin Atay.

Educators around the world acknowledge the fact that we live in the knowledge society and ability to think systematically is one of the necessary skills in order to function effectively in the 21st century. In the past two decades, popular culture introduced digital games as part of leisure activities for children and adults. Today playing computer games is routine activity for children of all ages. Many have agreed that interactive computer games enhance concentration, promote thinking, increase motivation and encourage socialisation. Educators found their way in introducing game-based learning in science education to entice the students in teaching difficult concepts. Simulation games provide authentic learning experience and virtual world excites the students to learn new phenomena and enliven their inquisitive mind. This book presents recent studies in game-based learning and reports continuing attempts to use games as new tool in the classrooms.

"Beliefs about nature of knowledge and learning, or epistemological beliefs have been an interest of educational researchers and psychologists for the past several years. New perspectives on theoretical, conceptual and methodological approaches and empirical studies on epistemological beliefs are emerging in the literature as a well-defined field of study. Studies show that personal epistemology has influence on comprehension, study strategies, learning process and academic performance. Research in this area has undergone considerable growth in the past decades and has now reached a stage of notable diversity and internationalization. Bringing together prominent educators and researchers, this book focuses on conceptual and methodical issues and state-of-the-art theoretical understanding on epistemological beliefs from educational and psychological perspectives. It is a critical and specialized source that describes recent advances in conceptualization and epistemological studies across diverse cultures."--Jacket