LEADER 00000cam 22005897i 4500 001 on1250080498 003 OCoLC 005 20230109213017.0 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 210508s2021 xx o 000 0 eng d 019 1250592516 020 9781913063160|q(electronic book) 020 9781913063153|qelectronic book 020 1913063151|qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)1250080498|z(OCoLC)1250592516 040 EBLCP|beng|erda|cEBLCP|dN$T|dOCLCO|dOCLCF|dUAB|dYDX|dOCLCO 043 e-uk--- 049 GTKE 050 4 LA632 082 04 370.941|223 100 1 Atherton, Chris,|eauthor. 245 10 What Every Parent Should Know About Education :|bHow knowing the facts can help your child succeed. 264 1 St Albans :|bCritical Publishing,|c2021. 300 1 online resource (142 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 data file|2rda 490 1 Practical Teaching 500 Description based upon print version of record. 500 How a student might use this strategy. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- Meet the authors -- 1. Why should I learn more about education? -- Parents and the education debate -- Question 1: How can parents help a child be successful in school? -- Being knowledgeable about education -- Collaborating with the school -- Question 2: Do people who work in education agree on what good education looks like? -- It is time to revisit what you know about education -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- 2. School choice -- Key information about your choice of school 505 8 What are some of the most common questions about school choice? -- Question 1: What is 'school choice'? -- Geographical location and school choice -- Question 2: What are the similarities and differences between the types of school available? -- Academies -- Question 3: Why and how do schools select pupils? -- Single-gender schools -- Private schools -- Question 4: How can Ofsted reports help inform school-choice decisions? -- What is Ofsted? -- Reading Ofsted reports -- The 'call' -- The inspection -- Do Ofsted ratings reflect the quality of education my child will receive? 505 8 Question 5: Where can I find good sources of dependable information about the schools I'm considering? -- Triangulate multiple viewpoints -- Ask school leaders and teachers about the things that really make a difference to students' learning -- Creating a supportive classroom environment -- Classroom management -- Getting students to think hard -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- 3. Learning -- Key information -- What do you need to know about how we learn? -- Question 1: Why haven't we learnt something once we've experienced it? -- Question 2: How does memory work? 505 8 Working and long-term memory -- Question 3: Are skills more important than knowledge? -- Why knowledge matters -- How should we learn skills? -- Question 4: Do we all learn in different ways? -- Surely you're not suggesting that all students are identical? -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- 4. Assessment and testing -- Key information -- Question 1: What is the difference between 'assessment' and 'testing'? -- Assessment -- Tests -- Question 2: How do teachers use assessment and testing in the classroom? -- Pre-flight checks -- In-flight checks -- Hinge questions 505 8 The importance of surprise in assessment and testing -- Feedback -- Question 3: Are marking and grades useful for my child's learning? -- Marking -- Grades -- Looking behind the grade -- When can grades be useful? -- Question 4: What tests do children have to take in primary and secondary school? -- Year 1 phonics check -- Conclusion -- Further reading -- Bibliography -- 5. Putting it into practice in the classroom and at home -- Time to reflect - - The strategies explored in this chapter -- Strategy 1: Test yourself to commit knowledge to memory -- How might a teacher use this strategy? 520 A walk through all the most important issues in education, comparing commonly-held beliefs with simple summaries of the evidence, providing you with clear, jargon-free information. 650 0 Education|zGreat Britain. 650 0 Education|xParent participation|zGreat Britain. 650 7 Education.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00902499 650 7 Education|xParent participation.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00902710 651 7 Great Britain.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204623 700 1 Kime, Stuart. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aAtherton, Chris|tWhat Every Parent Should Know About Education|dSt Albans : Critical Publishing,c2021|z9781913063139 830 0 Practical Teaching. 914 on1250080498 947 MARCIVE Processed 2023/02/10 994 92|bGTK
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