Quality of Pupil Learning Experiences (RLE Edu O)

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Quality of Pupil Learning Experiences (RLE Edu O)Author(s): Neville Bennett, Charles Desforges, Anne Cockburn, Betty Wilkinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415508735, 978-0415508735\nSynopsis\nVery little is known about the quality of the learning experiences provided for pupils. This book contains the results of a major research project, conducted in a sample of English primary schools, in which particular attention was paid to the tasks children were assigned, to the degree of match between assigned tasks and pupil attainment, to the detailed observation of children at work. The teachers problems in assigning work appropriate to childrens attainments and the special problem of matching posed by the transfer of children from one class to another were also subjected to analysis. Lessons learned from the project were used as a basis for the design of an in-service course for teachers. The course, which was aim.