
Effective Teaching
Evidence and Practice
SAGE Publications Ltd (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 17. November 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-84920-076-9 (ISBN)
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This new edition updates the successful 2005 edition with the latest research on effective teaching and learning. Appropriate for primary and secondary, the authors continue to provide a broad and comprehensive overview of what is now a large body of knowledge on effective teaching.
The authors maintain their user-friendly style and the structure which takes in generic teaching skills; teaching for specific goals; subject specific strategies and other classroom issues. New to this edition:
- updated research evidence
- a greater cultural breadth including international research
- diversity in the classroom; values and beliefs
- assessment for learning
Points for reflection and further reading have also been included to help encourage readers to become reflective practitioners.
This book is essential reading for education students, including all PGCE and BA courses, as well as teachers and educational researchers.
Daniel Muijs is Professor of Education at University of Southampton.
David Reynolds is Professor of Education at University of Plymouth.
This new edition updates the successful 2005 edition with the latest research on effective teaching and learning. Appropriate for primary and secondary, the authors continue to provide a broad and comprehensive overview of what is now a large body of knowledge on effective teaching.
The authors maintain their user-friendly style and the structure which takes in generic teaching skills; teaching for specific goals; subject specific strategies and other classroom issues. New to this edition:
- updated research evidence
- a greater cultural breadth including international research
- diversity in the classroom; values and beliefs
- assessment for learning
Points for reflection and further reading have also been included to help encourage readers to become reflective practitioners.
This book is essential reading for education students, including all PGCE and BA courses, as well as teachers and educational researchers.
Daniel Muijs is Professor of Education at University of Southampton.
David Reynolds is Professor of Education at University of Plymouth.
Reviews / Votes
'it deserves rapidly to find a prominentand well-thumbed place in all staffroom libraries as well as in schools of education'
- Keith Saunders, British Journal of Educational Technology
Praise for the previous edition:
'A small number of education books feel indispensable; this is warmly welcomed to the club. It's a magnificent survey of what educational research can tell us about nitty-gritty classroom issues' - Geoff Barton, Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
636 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84920-076-9 (9781849200769)
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Persons
Daniel Muijs is Dean of the Faculty of Education and Society at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, and visiting professor at the University of Southampton. He has worked in education departments at a range of UK universities, as well as at Ofsted, the English inspectorate of schools and social care. He is an experienced quantitative researcher and has taught quantitative methods to students from undergraduate to PhD levels.
Content
Introduction: Effective Teaching - the British Research Reviewed
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING AND LEARNING
Theories of Learning and Intelligence
Direct Instruction
Interactive Teaching
Collaborative Small Group Work and Peer Tutoring
Constructivist Teaching
Teacher Beliefs, Values and Knowledge
PART TWO: CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR LEARNING
Classroom Management
Behaviour Management
Classroom Climate
Effective Use of Homework
Problem-Solving and Higher-Order Thinking Skills
PART THREE: TEACHING FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
Developing Pupils' Social Skills
Enhancing Pupils' Self-Esteem and Self-Concept
Teaching Pupils with Special Educational Needs
Teaching Gifted Pupils
Teaching in the Early Years
Personalized Learning
PART FOUR: TEACHING SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, ASSESSMENT AND OBSERVATION
Literacy
Mathematics
Assessment for Learning
Cross-Curricular Teaching
Peer Classroom Observation
Conclusion: Teaching and Teachers in the 21st Century School
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING AND LEARNING
Theories of Learning and Intelligence
Direct Instruction
Interactive Teaching
Collaborative Small Group Work and Peer Tutoring
Constructivist Teaching
Teacher Beliefs, Values and Knowledge
PART TWO: CREATING A FRAMEWORK FOR LEARNING
Classroom Management
Behaviour Management
Classroom Climate
Effective Use of Homework
Problem-Solving and Higher-Order Thinking Skills
PART THREE: TEACHING FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
Developing Pupils' Social Skills
Enhancing Pupils' Self-Esteem and Self-Concept
Teaching Pupils with Special Educational Needs
Teaching Gifted Pupils
Teaching in the Early Years
Personalized Learning
PART FOUR: TEACHING SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, ASSESSMENT AND OBSERVATION
Literacy
Mathematics
Assessment for Learning
Cross-Curricular Teaching
Peer Classroom Observation
Conclusion: Teaching and Teachers in the 21st Century School