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Harsha Chandir; Jill Blackmore – Journal of Education Policy, 2024
The OECD's PISA is seen as a 'global yardstick' against which countries measure the quality of their education systems. In 2018 PISA included an assessment of global competence. This paper starts with the premise that in using a single global instrument to 'measure' this phenomenon, PISA claims standardisation over contextually rich data that can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Global Approach
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Harrison, Allan G.; Treagust, David F. – School Science and Mathematics, 1998
Describes a conceptual typology of models to help teachers select models appropriate to the cognitive ability of their students. Presents an example of how the systematic presentation of analogical models enhanced an 11th-grade chemistry student's understanding of atoms and molecules. Makes recommendations for teachers. Contains 28 references.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Constructivism (Learning), Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries