| Linking Competence to Opportunities to Learn: Models of Competence and Data Mining 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Liu, Xiufeng (Author) |
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ISBN: 140209910X ISBN-13: 9781402099106 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2009 Annotation: This book aims at achieving two objectives: (a) developing models of competence in terms of opportunity-to-learn, and (b) introducing a new method called data mining. The current world-wide movement toward standards-based science education is based on a premise that, given adequate opportunity-to-learn, every student, no matter how different he/she is, can and must reach the competence level. Opportunity-to-learn refers to the entitlement of every student to receive best classroom, school and family resources and practices that maximize their likelihood to reach the required competence. This book will operationalize the above premise by developing models of competence showing how classroom, school and family resources and practices, i.e. opportunity-to-learn, may affect studentsa (TM) likelihood to reach the expected competence level. This book will also introduce data mining to developing competence models. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology - Education | Testing & Measurement - Education | Evaluation & Assessment |
| Dewey: 371.102 |
| LCCN: 2009926489 |
| Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.86 lbs) 140 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For many people, a high standard for student learning is desirable. This is what underlies current standard-based science education reforms around the world. As someone who was born and brought up in a less-privileged home and educated in a resource-limited school environment in a developing country, I always had to study hard to meet various standards from elementary to high school to univ- sity. My first book in English published over 10 years ago (Liu, X. 1996]. Mathematics and Science Curriculum Change in the People's Republic of China. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press) provided me an opportunity to examine standards (i. e., Chinese national science teaching syllabi) from a historical and political point of view. I argued that standards are developed for particular poli- cal agendas in order to maintain the privileged position of certain groups (i. e., urban residents) in a society at expenses of others (i. e., rural residents). Thus, underneath standards is systematic discrimination and injustice. Since then, I have had opportunities to study the issue of standards in much more breadth and depth. This book, Linking Competence to Opportunities to Learn: Models of Competence and data mining, provides me an opportunity to examine standards from a different perspective: opportunity to learn. |
