Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Japan

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A01=Kanae Nishioka
A01=Koji Tanaka
A01=Terumasa Ishii
Academic Ability
Academic Achievement Model
academic achievement models
Attainment Assessment
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Author_Koji Tanaka
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Basic Scholastic Ability
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Complex Assessment Method
Contemporary Society
Critiquing Teaching Skills
Debate Session
Educational Assessment
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Experimentation Learning System
IEA Study
integrated study portfolio assessment
Japanese Lesson Study
Japanese pedagogy
Kanae Nishioka
Lesson Study
Life Environment Studies
moral development education
National Academy
Non-continuous Texts
Performance Assessment
performance-based assessment
PISA Shock
Portfolio Assessment
Portfolio Conference
portfolio evaluation methods
Relative Assessment
Seating Chart
Sixth Grade Elementary School Students
Structural Reformation
Terumasa Ishii
whole-class teaching strategies
Yoshino River

Product details

  • ISBN 9781138604551
  • Weight: 249g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 11 May 2018
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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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 organization 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 teaching practice in Japan which utilizes groups, 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-centered Curriculum and Discipline-Centered Curriculum
• Theories based on Models of Academic Achievement and Competency
• Various Methods for Organizing Creative Whole-Class Teaching
• Performance Assessment in Subject Teaching

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.

Koji Tanaka is Professor at the Graduate School of Education, Faculty of Education, Kyoto University, Japan.

Kanae Nishioka is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education, Faculty of Education, Kyoto University, Japan.

Terumasa Ishii is Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education, Faculty of Education, Kyoto University, Japan.

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