SemesterFall Semester, 2023
DepartmentProgram(p.h.d level) Program(master level)
Course NameComparative Education: Issues from International Large-scale Assessments
InstructorCHEN JUNG-CHENG
Credit1.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

【本課程為國際課程,採密集授課,共計18小時】



 



- Introduction to comparative education



- Actors and purposes in comparative education



- Quantitative and qualitative approaches to comparative education



- Introduction to international large-scale assessments,    



    -- the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)    



    -- the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)  



    -- the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS)



- Introduction to education and crucial issues in the East Asian region  



    -- Korea  



    -- Taiwan  



    -- China



    -- Japan  



 




































 

Day1



Day2



Day3


9:30-11:00

Welcome & Agenda & Introduction



Quantitative and qualitative approaches to comparative education



ILSA – TIMSS


11:15-12:30

Introduction to comparative education



Introduction to international large-scale assessments (ILSA)



Group oral presentation I:



Education in Taiwan



Education in Korea


13:30-15:30

Comparatively speaking: history of CIES



ILSA – PISA



Group oral presentation II:



Education in China



Education in Japan


15:45-17:00

Actors and purposes in comparative education



Group activities



ILSA – ICCS



Group activities



Culture and education



Closing remarks




 



註:本課程於8/24-8/26於韓國高麗大學開設密集課程。


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

15% of the grade will be for class attendance, preparation, and participation.  



50% of the grade will be for the course journal, including responses to designated questions and daily reflections.  



- Responding to the instructor’s two questions which will be announced at the end of each day. The response for each question is limited to less than 200 words.  



- Writing a daily reflection which is less than 300 words. It is designed to help you to be reflective about what you are learning in the course and to connect course materials to your research. Documenting important points from the lectures is also sufficient.    



35% of the grade will be for the group oral presentation.



- Introducing the educational system and important educational issues of your country. It is expected that each member will appromiately present 15 mins.      



 



Final Score Letter Grade  



95-100 A+



90-94 A



85-89 B+



80-84 B



75-79 C+



Below 74 F 


Textbook & Reference

Bray, M., Adamson, B., & Mason, M. (Eds.). (2014). Comparative education research: Approaches and methods (Vol. 19). Springer.  



Elliott, J., Stankov, L., Lee, J., & Beckmann, J. F. (2019). What did PISA and TIMSS ever do for us?: The potential of large scale datasets for understanding and improving educational practice. Comparative Education, 55(1), 133-155.  



Singer, J. D., & Braun, H. I. (2018). Testing international education assessments. Science, 360(6384), 38-40.  


Urls about Course
https://www.sed.tohoku.ac.jp/ireo/aelc/curriculum/
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