The Standard Child
National testing is an institutionalised practice that has been the subject of much debate, including how it can be used by students, parents, and teachers as well as how outcomes affect decision making of principals, local authorities and policy makers.
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Activity Theory in Education Research and Practice
Foreword by Yrjö Engeström
Edited by Dilani S. P. Gedera and P. John Williams
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ISBN: 978-94-6300-385-8 (paperback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-386-5 (hardback) ISBN: 978-94-6300-387-2 (e-book)
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Table of Contents
Foreword Yrjö Engeström
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Preface
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The Vygotsky Project in Education – The Theoretical Foundations for Analysing the Relations between the Personal, Institutional and Societal Conditions for Studying Development Marilyn Fleer
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Section I: Empirical Research on Using Activity Theory in Analysing Students’ and Teachers’ Experiences of Learning and Teaching in Face-to-Face, Blended and Fully Online Learning Contexts 2.
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Using Activity Theory to Understand Student Teacher Perceptions of Effective Ways for Promoting Critical Thinking through Asynchronous Discussion Forums Alcuin Ivor Mwalongo The Standard Child: National Testing Made Complex through the Lens of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Kathrin Otrel-Cass, Karen Egedal Andreasen and Lars Bang
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Section II: Insights in Identifying Historical and Systemic Tensions in Educational Contexts Using Activity Theory 4.
The Application of Activity Theory in Identifying Contradictions in a University Blended Learning Course Dilani S. P. Gedera
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Systemic Tensions in American Teacher Unions: An Activity Systems Analysis of Teacher Unions and Their Role in Society Melissa Harness and Lisa C. Yamagata-Lynch
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An Activity Theoretical Approach towards Distributed Leadership for One-to-One Computing in a Singapore Elementary School Lee Yong Tay and Cher Ping Lim
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Section III: Understanding Conceptual and Contextual Aspects of Educational Contexts through Activity Theory 7. The Interactions between Emotion, Cognition, and Action in the Activity of Assessing Undergraduates’ Written Work Jinrui Li 8. Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Investigating Technology Integration in Tertiary Level English Language Programmes through the Lens of Activity Theory Joseph Ramanair 9. Activity Theory and Online Community Education for Sustainability: When Systems Meet Reality Claudio Aguayo 10. Activity Theory Tools: What about Organisational Culture? Karen Pohio
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Section IV: Application of Activity Theory in Understanding Teachers’
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