| Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Japan: Beyond lesson study Subjects: Area Studies; Education; Curriculum Studies; International & Comparative Education; Asian Studies; Classroom Practice; Education Policy & Politics; Japanese Studies; Assessment & Testing; Teaching & Learning; Education Policy; Asian Studies (General); 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. * Child-centered Curriculum and Discipline-Centered Curriculum
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. |