ERIC Number: EJ1107729
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 10
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Categorising the Imagination in the Age of Standards-Based Reforms: Teaching, Learning and Culture in the English Classroom
Wood, Heather
Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, v21 n3 p288-297 2014
In this essay I explore the tensions between the static nature of standardised assessment and the dynamic student-focussed approach to appreciating literature that I value. I have closely analysed two of a series of lessons on the gothic literary genre taught by a student teacher on her first placement. By reflecting critically on my own journey as a teacher and by drawing on the recent debate surrounding the inculcation of genre theory in the curriculum, this essay aims to explore the way that such standard-based reforms can shape and mould the topic.
Descriptors: Classification, Literature Appreciation, Standards, Educational Change, Student Centered Learning, Teaching Methods, English Instruction, Literary Genres, Student Teachers, Reflection, Teacher Attitudes, English Teachers, National Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (London)
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