The Act of Teaching
Published on 1. January 1995
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-0-07-014819-2 (ISBN)
Description
This text covers the seven most commonly used teaching strategies: presentation, discussion, independent study, co-operative learning, discovery learning, direct instruction and individualized instruction. In addition, it provides coverage of such major topics as instructional planning, establishing set, maintaining time-on-task, monitoring, questioning, assuring clarity, providing feedback and reinforcement, classroom management, and assessment. A section at the end of the book provides students with opportunities to practice many of the basic teaching, reflection and problem solving skills discussed in the book. The reflective teaching process is built into the text through reflective questions in the margins and at the end of the chapters, and through reflection activities in the practice teaching manual at the end of the book.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.)
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-014819-2 (9780070148192)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 The backdrop of teaching: factors that influence teaching; teaching diverse students in a diverse society; three approaches to learning and teaching. Part 2 The act of teaching: sizing-up students; planning instruction; presentation, discussion, independent study; co-operative learning, discovery learning, direct instruction and individualized instruction; evaluating student learning; reflecting on teaching. Part 3 The effective teacher: effective teachers - personal attributes and characteristics; effective teachers - professional skills and abilities; organizing, managing and controlling the classroom environment; the teacher as problem solver. Part 4 Teaching practice: microteaching - practising critical teaching skills; reflective teaching - practising being a thoughtful practitioner; simulation - solving classroom problems.