Effective Teaching Methods

Effective Teaching Methods, 4/e

Gary D. Borich, University of Texas at Austin

Published July, 1999 by Prentice Hall Career & Technology

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General K-12 Methods-Curriculum and Instruction

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Summary

Intended for use as a comprehensive core methods text for the general K-12 methods course, both graduate and undergraduate. This clearly written text, based on 25 years of research, considers the factors that are changing today's schools and prepares teachers to meet the challenges and to discover the opportunities for professional growth. Thoroughly revised for streamlined presentation, this top-selling text retains its conversational style and provides research-based effective teaching practices that are practical and realistic.

Features

NEW—Ch.2 focuses on understanding each individual student—Pays attention to cultural diversity and special needs students.
NEW—Strengthened treatment of authentic assessment—Includes the development and use of portfolios.
NEW—New procedures for organizing unit and lesson plans—These procedures reinforce the important relationship between lessons and units.
NEW—New discussion of project based learning in Ch.9—Includes illustrated examples.
NEW—New end-of-chapter discussion questions for students—These focus on higher order thinking to promote meaningful learning.
NEW—Includes a revised and expanded student/instructor activity and assessment guide—Packaged FREE with every copy of the text.
Includes a chapter on who an effective teacher is and what an effective teacher does in a classroom. (Ch.1)
Offers a chapter on cooperative learning—Discusses the process for organizing and managing group and team activities. (Ch.9)
Provides two chapters on teaching strategies—Explain how to use direct and indirect instructional methods. (Ch.5 & Ch.6)

Table of Contents

1. The Effective Teacher.
2. Understanding Your Students.
3. Goals and Objectives.
4. Unit and Lesson Planning.
5. Direct Instruction Strategies.
6. Indirect Instruction Strategies.
7. Questioning Strategies.
8. Self-Directed Learning.
9. Cooperative Learning and the Collaborative Process.
10. Classroom Management.
11. Classroom Order and Discipline.
12. Assessing Learners: Objective and Essay Tests.
13. Assessing Learners: Performance and Portfolio Assessment.
Appendix A: Teacher Concerns Checklist.
Appendix B: Answers to Chapter Questions.
Appendix C: Higher-Order Thinking and Problem-Solving Checklist.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.