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The quality of students' learning experiences is a critical concern for all educational institutions. With the assistance of modern technological advances, educational establishments have the capability to better understand the strengths and weaknesses of their learning programs. Impact of Learning Analytics on Curriculum Design and Student Performance is a critical scholarly resource that examines the connection between learning analytics and evaluations and their impact on curriculum design an...

Developed in the context of health sciences education in the late 1960s, problem-based learning (PBL) is now widely deployed as an education methodology. Its problem-solving, collaborative, student-centred ethos is seen as a more appropriate system of pedagogy than earlier 'chalk-and-talk' modes. Focusing on its use in clinical education, this collection of recent scholarship on PBL examines the ways in which PBL is both conceived and implemented in clinical education. The work has a dual emphas...

This series is endorsed by Cambridge International to support the syllabuses for examination from 2023.Provide students with a clear structured route through the qualification, with opportunities to assess their own progress, as well as reflect on and discuss new ideas and concepts.- Offer an international approach with a variety of text extracts from around the world.- Practise the approaches required for success with writing practice at the end of each unit varying from planning practice to on...

Closing the Learning Gap is about eliminating the discrepancy between what we know constitutes effective learning and what we know goes on in classrooms. If attainment is to rise, this Learning Gap has to close. This book provides a structured approach to improvement by setting out the steps needed to identify the gap and to implement strategies to close it. What the book covers Helps teachers, departments and schools to identify and close the Learning Gap between what we know about effective le...

While campus engagement with the local community is generally viewed in a positive light, in reality these collaborations are more complex. Presenting a variety of contemporary models and frameworks for community engagement, this book is distinguished by its unique emphasis on campus-community partnerships from the perspective of the community. Bolstered by concrete data, the text addresses the impact of a variety of service-learning arrangements on local communities and focuses on the experienc...

From the creator of The Literacy Shed, 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Literacy is packed with new, interesting and practical ideas for new teachers as well as those whose classroom practice needs reinvigorating. The book covers all aspects of literacy in primary school, with sections on grammar, reading comprehension and writing skills. These sections take teachers from the basics through to some more complicated skills within literacy plus ideas for using fiction and non-fiction, the classic...

For students to become college-ready writers, they must be exposed to writing throughout the school day, not just in English class. This practical book shows teachers in all subject areas how to meet the Common Core State Standards and make writing come alive in the classroom. Award-winning educator Heather Wolpert-Gawron provides effective and exciting ideas for teaching argument writing, informational writing, project-based writing, and writing with technology. Each chapter is filled with stra...