Transforming teaching and learning in Asia and the Pacific: case studies from seven countries; 2015

Table 2: Instruction modes Modes Student traits Direct teaching evasive, competitive, dependent Individualized teaching evasive, ...

role play painting making a mini-book making dolls making a movie poster Evaluation of the task Wrap-up the class Source: Min ...

Furthermore, parents have also seen positive changes in their children’s behaviour and study habits at home since the introducti ...

Time Main activity 11:30 • Each group chooses a leader according to the rules given by the teacher. Group leaders present the k ...

79 Engaging students in different ways of thinking Teachers can use various methods to encourage students think in a new way abo ...

Stimulating creative thinking The Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) approach is an example of conver ...

Likewise, the topic ‘The Solar System’ can be taught using a combination of subjects, including mathematics, art, home economics ...

Assessment tools An analysis of the assessment tools used at the schools in which the new curriculum has been implemented reveal ...

Figure 7: A Rubric for performance assessment in an English class Level Goal Above-high, high Middle Low, Below-low To summarize ...

2nd grade students) understand the relationship between the individuals in the given dialogue. The test taker needs to choose th ...

Figure 10: A listening test question in the CSAT Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to what the man says. Woman: ...

curriculum than the conventional paper-and-pencil tests. These studies also note that student participation in the assessment pr ...

given that paper and pencil tests prevail in national-level assessments such as the NAEA or CSAT, and given that most universiti ...

References Cho, D., Kang, H., Kwon, D, Kim, B., Kim, W. Son, M., Ahn, B., Nam, H., Kim, M. and Goo, Y. 2012. A Study of the Eval ...

Min, Y., Choe, S., Oh, E., Yang, J., Kim, H., Han, H., Park, K., Sung, K., Jeong, E., Choi, E. and Choi, J. 2012. Application an ...

Teachers’ Pedagogical Approaches in Kyrgyzstan: Changes and Challenges Duishon Alievich Shamatov Introduction This chapter descr ...

With perestroika and glasnost, people in Kyrgyzstan gained the rights of assembly and freedom of speech, the right to strike and ...

of schools. Contrary to official doctrine, however, Soviet schooling was never monolithic or egalitarian (Niyozov, 2001; Sutherl ...

The 1980s saw the beginning of many reforms in education in Kyrgyzstan. Since the adoption of Kyrgyz as the state language in 19 ...

been neglected as ‘donors considered teachers to be a “lost generation,” not worth investing in’ (Silova and Steiner-Khamsi, 200 ...