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Our new Catch-Up GCSE Pack for Combined Science Higher has been designed to help students work independently or in-class, with or without tutor/teacher guidance to cover all the specification content they have missed during school closures. This Catch-Up Pack includes: A straightforward diagnostic test, to help students quickly and easily identify skills and topics they need to cover, matched to a Pearson Revise Revision Guide and Workbook. A Pearson Revise...

This book provides a thorough review of the research literature on the effect of school size in primary and secondary education on three types of outcomes: student achievement, non-cognitive outcomes and costs per student. Based on 84 scientific publications and several prior reviews, the book discusses four main areas: the impact of school size on cognitive learning outcomes and non-cognitive outcomes; the "state of the art" of empirical research on economies of size; the direct and indirect im...

Praise for the Third Edition of Qualitative Research : "Sharan B. Merriam synthesizes twenty years of developments in qualitative research with clarity and acumen." Michael Quinn Patton, author, Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods "Here is a qualitative research methods book that reinforces the connection between professional experience and qualitative inquiry." Robert Stake, author, The Art of Case Study Research and Multiple Case Study Analysis "In this new edition, Sharan Merriam...

How do you align assessments to the content and rigor of your curriculum? What steps can you take to determine whether your assessments are both reliable and valid? Research shows that teachers who improve their assessment practices can see an increase in student achievement, and this quick reference guide is designed to help all teachers do just that-by ensuring that their assessments are aligned to their instruction at both the standards level and the learning level. The Stronge & Associates t...

In today's rapidly changing and information-rich world, students are not acquiring adequate knowledge and skills to prepare them for careers in mathematics, science, and technology with the traditional approach to assessment and instruction. New competencies (e.g., information communication and technology skills) are needed to deal successfully with the deluge of data. In order to accomplish this, new "educationally valuable" skills must be acknowledged and assessed. Toward this end, the skills...

Challenging current theories about gender and achievement, this book assesses the issues at stake and analyses the policy drives and changing perceptions of gender on which the 'gender and achievement' debates are based. This new topical book guides the reader through the different theories and approaches, drawing together and reviewing work on gender and educational performance. The authors also highlight the continuing problems experienced by girls in terms of achievement and classroom interac...

This study introduces readers to the eighteenth-century novel through a consideration of contemporary social issues. Eighteenth-century authors grappled with very similar problems to the ones we face today such as: what motivates a fundamentalist terrorist? What are the justifiable limits of state power? What dangers lie in wait for us when we create life artificially? The book discusses key authors from Aphra Behn in the late seventeenth century to James Hogg in the 1820s, covering the 'long' e...

Keeping up with the Joneses is a unique and enjoyable way to help students prepare for the Common Entrance 13+ Maths exams. Cleverly using real-life examples from the fictional Jones family, Barbara Langford's book contains exam-style practice questions for every 13+ Maths topic. Answers are included at the back. It is the ideal book for both the classroom and home, for Common Entrance and all KS3 revision.