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From: "Allen Esterson"
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 7:52 AM
Subject: Re:[tips] Teacher evaluations and learning
On 13 December Stephen Black wrote in relation to comparative tes
On 13 December Stephen Black wrote in relation to comparative tests of
school student achievements in different countries:
>One problem with such a massive cross-country
>comparison is that the method by which students
>are selected may have a biasing effect on the
>results, for example, if a coun
On 13 Dec 2010 at 2:10, Allen Esterson wrote:
> And, I would add, between Asian and British schooling as well. Some
> idea of the differences, and an indication that China is likely to
> experience a surge in scientific achievements in the coming years, can
> be seen from this article:
>
> http://
Jim Clark writes on
>the striking contrast is the emphasis on clarity in
>Beijing (50) and sensitivity in Chicago (42). Only
>one of many differences, of course, between Asian
>and American schooling.
And, I would add, between Asian and British schooling as well. Some
idea of the differences, an
Hi
There is a great book by Charters and Waples (1929) which asked students (among
others) about the qualities of good teachers. It is actually on-line if one
wants to wade through its 700 pages.
http://www.archive.org/details/commonwealthteac027990mbp
Here's a brief idea about how Allan Pai
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/11/education/11education.html?src=me&ref=general
Intriguing article in the NYT's today about how students are actually
quite aware of how well their teacher is using their time and helping them
to learn.
Joan
jwarm...@oakton.edu
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