Teaching For Quality Learning

Biggs, John

ISBN 10: 0335242758 / ISBN 13: 9780335242757

Published by Open University Press, 2011

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Synopsis:

This best-selling book explains the concept of constructive alignment in education and aids implementation of this in teaching practice.

About the Authors: John Biggs held academic posts at the University of New England, NSW, Monash University, Melbourne and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada before being appointed Professor of Education at the University of Newcastle, NSW, then Professor of Education at the University of Hong Kong. He retired early to develop his work on constructive alignment and to write fiction. He returned to Hong Kong in 1999, this time to the Department of Psychology and is currently Honorary Professor in that Department.

Catherine Tang obtained her PhD in Education from the University of Hong Kong in 1991, her dissertation focusing on assessment practices that aligned directly to course objectives. She has been engaged in staff development ever since, holding the posts of Deputy Director, later Head, of the Educational Development Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Head of the Centre for Learning, Teaching and Supervision at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. She now works as an educational consultant in Hobart, Australia.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Teaching For Quality Learning
Publisher: Open University Press
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: 4th Edition