Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Japan Beyond lesson study

• Main Authors: Tanaka, Koji, Nishioka, Kanae, Ishii, Terumasa
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2017; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia
• Subjects: Asian Education; Assessment & Testing; Curriculum Studies; Education; Education > Curricula > Japan; Education Policy; Educational evaluation - Japan; Educational tests and measurements; International & Comparative Education; Japanese Studies; Kanae Nishioka; Teaching; Teaching & Learning; Teaching > Japan; Terumasa Ishii; Non-continuous Texts; Lesson Study; Life Environment Studies; Contemporary Society; Seating Chart; Structural Reformation; Sixth Grade Elementary School Students; Educational Assessment; Yoshino River; Critiquing Teaching Skills; National Academy; Debate Session; IEA Study; PISA Shock; Complex Assessment Method; Academic Ability; Attainment Assessment; Japanese Lesson Study; Portfolio Assessment; Experimentation Learning System; Academic Achievement Model; Basic Scholastic Ability; Performance Assessment; Portfolio Conference; Relative Assessment
• ISBN: 1138892513; 9781138892514; 1138604550; 9781138604551
• DOI: 10.4324/9781315709116

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history and current status of policy, research and practices of curriculum, classroom instruction and assessment in Japan. It outlines the mechanism of curriculum organisation and the history of the National Courses of Study, and assesses the theories of academic ability model. It also discusses in detail the history of "Lesson Study" - a characteristic method of teacher learning in Japan which creates professional learning communities - and reviews the history of educational assessment in Japan. Case studies on the practice of portfolio assessment in the Period for Integrated Study, as well as the practice of performance tasks in subject-based education, are illustrated to show various examples of teaching practices. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Japan explores: Child-centred curriculum and discipline-centred curriculum Theories based on models of academic achievement and competency Various methods for organizing creative whole-class teaching Performance-based assessment in subject teaching and in the period for integrated study A good guideline for those who would like to use the idea of "Lesson Study" in order to improve their own teaching and management practices and a reference to all working in educational improvement, this book will be of interest to educators and policymakers concerned with curriculum practices or those with an interest in the Japanese education system.