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Assessment In Primary Schools, John Ainley
Assessment In Primary Schools, John Ainley
Dr John Ainley
This chapter focuses on one of the elements that has been brought to centre stage by restructuring processes, assessment. It discusses the breadth of evidence used by modern primary teachers to establish the extent to which student learning has occurred, including observations, portfolios, projects, and paper and pen testing. It argues that for assessment to inform teachers about student learning proper interpretation of the data must occur, which includes reference to other pupils' performances, whether or not specific criteria have been achieved or how this piece of work measures up to other work that the student has done. It discusses …
Schools And The Social Development Of Young Australians, John Ainley, Margaret Batten, Cherry Collins, Graeme Withers
Schools And The Social Development Of Young Australians, John Ainley, Margaret Batten, Cherry Collins, Graeme Withers
Dr John Ainley
This study was designed to investigate systematically how Australian schools provide for the social development of young people. The report presents a picture of the responses of young Australians to questions about how importantly they regard issues concerned with relating to others, community well-being, social rules and conventions, how interested they are in continued learning, their self confidence and their sense of optimism for the future.
Longitudinal Research And Participation In Further Education, John Ainley, Michael Long
Longitudinal Research And Participation In Further Education, John Ainley, Michael Long
Dr John Ainley
Changes in patterns of participation in further education, using longitudinal studies of change in achievement over time, are examined. The studies have found increased participation in higher education, and stability in the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) level of participation.