Improving Teacher Education Through Action Research

This book presents a broad overview of a variety of methodologies that can be used to improve teacher preparation and professional development programs.

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword Professor Paul Morris, President, The Hong Kong Institute of Education Acknowledgement Introduction: Teacher Educators Conducting Action Research in an Era of Accountability Ming-Fai Hui and David Grossman Section I Assessment for Learning 1. Developing Productive Synergies between Formative and Summative Assessment Process David Carless 2. Teaching and Learning in the Context of Mass Lecture Amy Ah-May Chan-Yip 3. Cultivating Creativity in the Classroom: Assessment for Improving Teaching and Learning Ming-Fai Hui 4. Enhancing Effective Learning in an Language Teaching Module Pamela Pui-Wan Leung Section II Innovative Pedagogy 5. Adopting the Guided Discovery Method to Teach Creative Problem Solving Ming-Fai Hui 6. Using Information Technology to Foster Cooperative Learning and Peer Assessment Eugenia Mee-Wah Ng Section III Linking Theory to Practice 7. From Theory to Practice: Curriculum for Autonomous Learning Rita Shuk-Yin Berry 8. Catering Individual Learning Differences through the Use of an E-learning Environment Kai-Ming Li 9. Becoming an Agent of Change: The Application of Process Writing in a Primary Class Ina Yuen-Mei Siu 10. Constructing a Professional Knowledge-based for Teacher Education through Action Research John Elliott Contributors Index