Power in the Classroom

Power in the Classroom
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781136475252
ISBN-13 : 1136475257
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Power in the Classroom by : Virginia P. Richmond

In the belief that power is something that is negotiated by participants in the instructional process and with the goal of understanding how communication and power interact, this book looks at power and instruction in many different ways. Drawing from the lessons of the social sciences generally, it examines research that has been conducted by instructional communication specialists, looks at newer approaches to power, presents a status report on what is now known, and points to the divergent directions that offer opportunities for future scholarship.

Student Perceptions in the Classroom

Student Perceptions in the Classroom
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 9780805809824
ISBN-13 : 0805809821
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Student Perceptions in the Classroom by : Dale H. Schunk

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Cambridge Handbook of Instructional Feedback

The Cambridge Handbook of Instructional Feedback
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9781316843772
ISBN-13 : 1316843777
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of Instructional Feedback by : Anastasiya A. Lipnevich

This book brings together leading scholars from around the world to provide their most influential thinking on instructional feedback. The chapters range from academic, in-depth reviews of the research on instructional feedback to a case study on how feedback altered the life-course of one author. Furthermore, it features critical subject areas - including mathematics, science, music, and even animal training - and focuses on working at various developmental levels of learners. The affective, non-cognitive aspects of feedback are also targeted; such as how learners react emotionally to receiving feedback. The exploration of the theoretical underpinnings of how feedback changes the course of instruction leads to practical advice on how to give such feedback effectively in a variety of diverse contexts. Anyone interested in researching instructional feedback, or providing it in their class or course, will discover why, when, and where instructional feedback is effective and how best to provide it.

Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction

Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 597
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ISBN-10 : 9781317566939
ISBN-13 : 1317566939
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction by : Richard E. Mayer

During the past 30 years, researchers have made exciting progress in the science of learning (i.e., how people learn) and the science of instruction (i.e., how to help people learn). This second edition of the Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction is intended to provide an overview of these research advances. With chapters written by leading researchers from around the world, this volume examines learning and instruction in a variety of learning environments including in classrooms and out of classrooms, and with a variety of learners including K-16 students and adult learners. Contributors to this volume demonstrate how and why educational practice should be guided by research evidence concerning what works in instruction. The Handbook is written at a level that is appropriate for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners interested in an evidence-based approach to learning and instruction. The book is divided into two sections: learning and instruction. The learning section consists of chapters on how people learn in reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, second language, and physical education, as well as how people acquire the knowledge and processes required for critical thinking, studying, self-regulation, and motivation. The instruction section consists of chapters on effective instructional methods—feedback, examples, questioning, tutoring, visualizations, simulations, inquiry, discussion, collaboration, peer modeling, and adaptive instruction. Each chapter in this second edition of the Handbook has been thoroughly revised to integrate recent advances in the field of educational psychology. Two chapters have been added to reflect advances in both helping students develop learning strategies and using technology to individualize instruction. As with the first edition, this updated volume showcases the best research being done on learning and instruction by traversing a broad array of academic domains, learning constructs, and instructional methods.

Designing Assessment for Quality Learning

Designing Assessment for Quality Learning
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 405
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ISBN-10 : 9789400759022
ISBN-13 : 9400759029
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Designing Assessment for Quality Learning by : Claire Wyatt-Smith

This book brings together internationally recognised scholars with an interest in how to use the power of assessment to improve student learning and to engage with accountability priorities at both national and global levels. It includes distinguished writers who have worked together for some two decades to shift the assessment paradigm from a dominant focus on assessment as measurement towards assessment as central to efforts to improve learning. These writers have worked with the teaching profession and, in so doing, have researched and generated key insights into different ways of understanding assessment and its relationship to learning. The volume contributes to the theorising of assessment in contexts characterised by heightened accountability requirements and constant change. The book’s structure and content reflect already significant and growing international interest in assessment as contextualised practice, as well as theories of learning and teaching that underpin and drive particular assessment approaches. Learning theories and practices, assessment literacies, teachers’ responsibilities in assessment, the role of leadership, and assessment futures are the organisers within the book’s structure and content. The contributors to this book have in common the view that quality assessment, and quality learning and teaching are integrally related. Another shared view is that the alignment of assessment with curriculum, teaching and learning is linchpin to efforts to improve both learning opportunities and outcomes for all. Essentially, the book presents new perspectives on the enabling power of assessment. In so doing, the writers recognise that validity and reliability - the traditional canons of assessment – remain foundational and therefore necessary. However, they are not of themselves sufficient for quality education. The book argues that assessment needs to be radically reconsidered in the context of unprecedented societal change. Increasingly, communities are segregating more by wealth, with clear signs of social, political, economic and environmental instability. These changes raise important issues relating to ethics and equity, taken to be core dimensions in enabling the power of assessment to contribute to quality learning for all. This book offers readers new knowledge about how assessment can be used to re/engage learners across all phases of education.

Transformative Assessment

Transformative Assessment
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Publisher : ASCD
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9781416607267
ISBN-13 : 1416607269
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Transformative Assessment by : W. James Popham

Testing expert W. James Popham provides the definitive nuts-and-bolts introduction to formative assessment, a process with the power to transform teaching and learning.

School Effectiveness

School Effectiveness
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Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 428
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ISBN-10 : 9026515499
ISBN-13 : 9789026515491
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis School Effectiveness by : Pamela Sammons

This volume explores the influence of students' background on educational outcomes, ways of contextualising school performance, and current issues and developments in school effectiveness research. Also investigated is how the research contributes to understanding of school and classroom processes.

Teachers Perceptions, Experience and Learning

Teachers Perceptions, Experience and Learning
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 0367589834
ISBN-13 : 9780367589837
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Teachers Perceptions, Experience and Learning by : Woon Chia Liu

Teachers' Perceptions, Experience and Learning offers insightful views on the understanding of the role of teachers and the impact of their thinking and practice. The articles presented in this book illustrate the influence of teachers on student learning, school culture and their own professional identity and growth as well as highlighting challenges and constraints in preand in-service teacher education programmes that can impact teachers' own learning. The first article examined teacher experiences in the use of "design thinking" by Retna. Next, Hong's and Youngs' article looks into contradictory effects of the new national curriculum in South Korea. Lu, Wang, Ma, Clarke and Collins explored Chinese teachers' commitment to being a cooperating teacher for rural practicum placements. Kainzbauer and Hunt investigate foreign university teachers' experiences and perceptions in teaching graduate schools in Thailand. On inclusive education in Singapore, Yeo, Chong, Neihart and Huan examined teachers' first-hand experiences with inclusion; while Poon, Ng, Wong and Kaur study teachers' perceptions of factors associated with inclusive education. The book ends with two articles on teacher preparation by Hardman, Stoff, Aung and Elliott who examined the pedagogical practices of mathematics teaching in primary schools in Myanmar, and Zein who focuses on teacher learning by examining the adequacy of preservice education in Indonesia for preparing primary school English teachers. The contributing authors' rich perspectives in different educational, geographical and socio-cultural contexts would serve as a valuable resource for policy makers, educational leaders, individual researchers and practitioners who are involved in teacher education research and policy. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Education.

Pedagogy in Basic and Higher Education

Pedagogy in Basic and Higher Education
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 9781838802677
ISBN-13 : 1838802673
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Pedagogy in Basic and Higher Education by : Kirsi Tirri

This book takes a holistic approach to pedagogy and argues that the purpose of education is to educate the student's whole personality including cognitive, social, and moral domains. The four sections and twelve chapters address the current pedagogical challenges in basic and higher education in international contexts. The authors describe the principles and practices through which meaningful education is promoted and enhanced in a variety of ways. The challenges educators face in their profession as well as ways to overcome them are elaborated on both theoretically and empirically. The book allows both researchers, teachers, and educational policy makers to reflect on current developments, challenges, and areas of development in educational institutions when aiming to support student growth and learning.

Teacher Expectations in Education

Teacher Expectations in Education
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 173
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ISBN-10 : 9781315520490
ISBN-13 : 1315520494
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Teacher Expectations in Education by : Christine Rubie-Davies

The influence of teacher expectations on student outcomes is routinely explored by professors, administrators, teachers, researchers, journalists, and scholars. Written by a leading expert on teacher expectations, this book situates the topic within the broader context of educational psychology research and theory, and brings it to a wider audience. With chapters on the history of the teacher expectation field, student perceptions of teacher expectations, and implications for practice, this concise volume is designed for use in educational psychology courses and any education course that includes social-psychological aspects of classrooms in the curriculum. It will be indispensable for student researchers and both pre- and in-service teachers alike.