ABSTRACT

A comprehensive critical survey of the controversies, theories and practices central to secondary education today, this book provides teachers, researchers, parents and policy-makers with a vital new reference resource. It covers important topics including:

  • assessment
  • citizenship
  • curriculum
  • e-learning
  • exclusion
  • theories of learning
  • work experience.

Fully cross-referenced, with extensive suggestions for further reading and on-line resources, this is an essential guide to theory and practice in the twenty-first century classroom.

chapter |9 pages

ACCELERATED LEARNING

chapter |10 pages

ASSESSMENT

chapter |8 pages

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY

chapter |7 pages

CASE STUDY

chapter |29 pages

COGNITION

chapter |7 pages

DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT

chapter |11 pages

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

chapter |4 pages

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE

chapter |6 pages

GIFTED AND TALENTED

chapter |10 pages

INCLUSION

chapter |3 pages

KEY SKILLS

chapter |4 pages

LEARNING SOCIETY

chapter |8 pages

LEARNING THEORIES

chapter |3 pages

MASTERY LEARNING

part |2 pages

METACOGNITION

chapter |6 pages

MOTIVATION

chapter |7 pages

PASTORAL CARE AND PSHE

part |2 pages

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

chapter |7 pages

SECONDARY EDUCATION

chapter |3 pages

SPECIALIST SCHOOLS

chapter |7 pages

THINKING SKILLS

chapter |4 pages

WORK EXPERIENCE

chapter |3 pages

ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT