Title: Challenging thinking about teaching and learning /
Authors: Rubie-Davies, Christine M.; Rawlinson, Catherine.
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Teaching.; Learning, Psychology of.; Teachers In-service training
Abstract: "This book is designed to stimulate and challenge thinking about pedagogy and learning. The book includes recent research but is also strongly practitioner-based, that is all chapters and sections show how the findings might be implemented into classrooms. It comprises a collection of research papers and brief reports related to teaching and learning." "It includes articles that cover all levels of schooling: early childhood, elementary, middle school, secondary and tertiary as well as articles that have direct relevance for teacher education and teacher professional development, including reports that use sociological or psychological frameworks"--book jacket.
Contents: A tail of underachievement / Pam Millward -- Narrow the gap, fix the tail, or close the curves : the power of words / John Hattie -- Teacher beliefs and expectations : relationships with student learning / Christine M. Rubie-Davies -- Improving motivation and performance in secondary school science / Wendell M. Jackman, Michael Townsend and Richard Hamilton -- What children see as mathematics beyond the school gate / Mark R. Kilpatrick -- Explanations and young children's vocabulary acquisition / Sandra Kunalan and Dennis Rose -- Some correlates of academic performance in New Zealand schools : the asTTle database / John Hattie -- Essential conditions for effective critical thinking in schools / Irene Y. Fung, Michael A.R. Townsend and Judy M. Parr -- The role of education in ethnic identity development : the hybrid Maori/Pakeha experience / Melinda Webber -- Key competencies, gifted children and underachievement--what is the connection? / Gay Gallagher --^