
Teaching for Understanding at University
Deep Approaches and Distinctive Ways of Thinking
Noel Entwistle(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 23. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-333-96298-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together a range of research findings and professional experience about the effects of teaching on the quality of learning at university, encouraging university teachers to think broadly and imaginatively about approaches to teaching in their own area to help students develop deep, personal understandings of the subject.
Reviews / Votes
'I really liked this book. It is extremely well laid out and well structured. The book's structure pretty much echoes the way you would approach teaching. The research informed teaching discussed throughout the book greatly adds to its usefulness. Entwistle's use of the personal voice adds an unusual and welcome dimension. There are also concluding summaries for each chapter that offer the reader a helpful overview. This is a refreshing and engaging book from which both new and experienced university lecturers and teachers will benefit.' - Michelle Harvey, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Biology, University of Portsmouth, from the Times Higher Education Supplement, October 2009 '... it could well become a classic text in this field. It is a lucid introduction to the basic concepts in teaching and learning, organized round the central concept of understanding.' - John Nisbet, Honorary Research Fellow and Professor of Education, University of Aberdeen, UK 'I am genuine in my opinion that every academic development unit in each UK university will make this a key-reader for their teaching. In many cases it is likely to become the course textbook for professional development.' - Dr David Hay, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, King's College London, UK 'This book will be greatly welcomed and will provide an excellent edition to the literature - and one that has a strong capacity to make a real difference. It presents an authoritative overview of relevant theory - including cutting edge developments in which the author has played a lead role.' - Peter Davies, Professor of Education Policy and Director, Institute for Education Policy Research, Staffordshire University, UKMore details
Series
Edition
2009
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
342 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-96298-5 (9780333962985)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-09106-2
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Noel Entwistle
Teaching for Understanding at University
Deep Approaches and Distinctive Ways of Thinking
Book
07/2009
Red Globe Press
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NOEL ENTWISTLE was the Bell Professor of Education at the University of Edinburgh, UK for 25 years and now is Professor Emeritus. He has Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Gothenburg and Turku and an Oeuvre Award for outstanding research contributions from the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. He is a past editor of the British Journal of Educational Psychology and Higher Education, and has an international reputation for his work in the field of student learning in higher education.
Content
Preface.- Introduction and Outline.- PART I: HOW STUDENT'S LEARN.- Educational Psychology and Student Learning.- Learning and Influences on It.- The Impact of Approaches to Learning.- How Students Learn and Study.- PART II: WHAT IS LEARNED.- Understanding Understanding.- The Nature of Academic Understanding.- PART III: HOW ACADEMICS TEACH.- Evolving Approaches to Teaching.- Ideas About Teaching and Learning.- Teaching for Understanding.- Research into Teaching for Understanding.- PART IV: PROVIDING TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT TO SUPPORT LEARNING.- A Heuristic Model of Teaching and Learning.- Research Guiding Teaching.- Assessment as the Driver, but in which Direction?.- Influences of the Learning Environment.- Practical Guidelines for Teaching that Encourages Deep Approaches.- PART V: MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEACHING.- Professional Development of Teaching.- Monitoring Teaching and Carrying Out Investigations.- Appendix A: Indicative Interview Schedule.- Appendix B: Questionnaire for Monitoring Learning and Teaching (SETLQ).- Index.