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OverviewFor 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Xiufeng LiuPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: 2009 ed. Volume: 17 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.870kg ISBN: 9781402099106ISBN 10: 140209910 Pages: 140 Publication Date: 15 May 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Equity and Excellence in Standard-based Education Chapter 1 Competence and Opportunity-To-Learn Chapter 2 Models of Competence and Data Mining Chapter 3 Models of Competence and Opportunities to Learn in the Classroom Chapter 4 Models of Competence and Opportunities to Learn at Home Chapter 5 Models of Competence and Opportunities to Learn in Schools Chapter 6 Pedagogical and Policy Implications Appendix A Variables Related to Teaching Practices Measured in 1996 Grades 4 and 8 NAEP Science Appendix B Variables Related to Family Background and Home Environment Measured in 1996 Grades 4 and 8 NAEP Science Appendix C Variables Related to School Context Measured in 1996 Grades 4 and 8 NAEP Science Appendix D Accuracy Measures of Competence Models Appendix E Tutorial on the Weka Machine Learning Workbench Appendix F Machine Learning Algorithms Implemented in WekaReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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