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Teaching English Literature 16-19
An essential guide
2013 || Paperback || Carol Atherton e.a. || Taylor & Francis
Teaching English Literature 16 - 19 is an essential new resource that is suitable for use both as an introductory guide for those new to teaching literature and also as an aid to reflection and renewal for more experienced teachers. Using the central philosophy that students will learn best when actively engaged in discussion and encouraged to apply what they have learnt independently, this highly practical new text contains: discussion of the principles behind the teaching of literature at t...
How Learning Happens
Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice
2020 || Paperback || Paul A. Kirschner e.a. || Taylor & Francis
How Learning Happens introduces 28 giants of educational research and their findings on how we learn and what we need to learn effectively, efficiently, and enjoyably. Many of these works have inspired researchers and teachers all around the world and have left a mark on how we teach today. Exploring 28 key works on learning and teaching, chosen from the fields of educational psychology and cognitive psychology, the book offers a roadmap of the most important discoveries in how learning happens.
Each chapter examines a different work and explains its significance before describing the research, its implications for practice, how it can be used in the classroom and the key takeaways for teachers. Clearly divided into six sections, the book covers: How the brain works and what this means for learning and teaching Prerequisites for learning How learning can be supported Teacher activities Learning in context Cautionary tales and the ten deadly sins of education. Written by two leading experts and illustrated by Oliver Caviglioli, this is essential reading for teachers wanting to fully engage with and understand educational research as well as undergraduate students in the fields of education, educational psychology and the learning scienc...
World-Centred Education
A View for the Present
2021 || Paperback || Gert Biesta || Taylor & Francis
This book makes an intervention in a long-standing discussion by arguing that education should be world-centred rather than child-centred or curriculum-centred. This is not just because education should provide students with the knowledge and skills to act effectively in the world, but is first and foremost because the world is the place where our existence as human beings takes place. In the seven chapters in this book Gert Biesta explores in detail what an existential orientation to educati...
Autonomous Learning in the Workplace
2017 || Paperback || Jill E. Ellingson e.a. || Taylor & Francis
Traditionally, organizations and researchers have focused on learning that occurs through formal training and development programs. However, the realities of today's workplace suggest that it is difficult, if not impossible, for organizations to rely mainly on formal programs for developing human capital. This volume offers a broad-based treatment of autonomous learning to advance our understanding of learner-driven approaches and how organizations can support them.
Contributors in industrial...
Teaching Secondary Science / 4th edition
Constructing Meaning and Developing Understanding
2015 || Paperback || Keith Ross e.a. || Taylor & Francis
The fourth edition of Teaching Secondary Science has been fully updated and includes a wide range of new material. This invaluable resource offers a new collection of sample lesson plans and includes two new chapters covering effective e-learning and advice on supporting learners with English as a second language. It continues as a comprehensive guide for all aspects of science teaching, with a focus on understanding pupils alternative frameworks of belief, the importance of developing or cha...
Introduction to Rubrics
An Assessment Tool to Save Grading Time, Convey Effective Feedback and Promote Student Learning
2012 || Paperback || Dannelle D. Stevens e.a. || Taylor & Francis
This new edition retains the appeal, clarity and practicality that made the first so successful, and continues to provide a fundamental introduction to the principles and purposes of rubrics, with guidance on how to construct them, use them to align course content to learning outcomes, and apply them in a wide variety of courses, and to all forms of assignment.
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Teaching Literature to Adolescents / 4th edition
2020 || Paperback || USA) Richard (University of Minnesota Beach e.a. || Taylor & Francis
Now in its fourth edition, this popular textbook introduces prospective and practicing English teachers to current methods of teaching literature in middle and high school classrooms. This new edition broadens its focus to cover important topics such as critical race theory; perspectives on teaching fiction, nonfiction, and drama; the integration of digital literacy; and teacher research for ongoing learning and professional development. It underscores the value of providing students with a r...
The Curriculum Studies Reader / 6th edition
2021 || Paperback || David J. Flinders e.a. || Taylor & Francis
In this sixth edition of David J. Flinders and Stephen J. Thornton's ground-breaking anthology, the editors assemble the best in past and present curriculum studies scholarship.
From John Dewey's nineteenth-century creed to Nel Noddings' provocative call to revive the spirit of the liberal arts, this thoughtful combination of well-recognized and pivotal work provides a complete survey of the discipline, coupled with concrete examples of innovative curriculum and an examination of current topi...
Diversity and Inclusion on Campus / 2nd edition
Supporting Students of Color in Higher Education
2019 || Paperback || Rachelle Winkle-Wagner e.a. || Taylor & Francis
This new and updated second edition of Diversity and Inclusion on Campus: Supporting Students of Color in Higher Education provides an exploration of the range of college experiences, from gaining access to higher education to successfully persisting through degree programs. By bridging research, theory, and practice related to the ways that peers, faculty, administrators, staff, and institutions can and do influence racially and ethnically diverse students experiences, Winkle-Wagner and Lock...
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An Introduction Using R
2024 || Paperback || UK.) Bodo (Lecturer in Cognitive Linguistics at the University of Birmingham Winter || Taylor & Francis
Statistics for Linguists: An Introduction Using R is the first statistics textbook on linear models for linguistics. The book covers simple uses of linear models through generalized models to more advanced approaches, maintaining its focus on conceptual issues and avoiding excessive mathematical details. It contains many applied examples using the R statistical programming environment.
Written in an accessible tone and style, this text is the ideal main resource for graduate and advanced unde...