Effective teaching methods (7th ed )

For graduate and undergraduate courses in general K-12 methods. The new edition of this popular text clearly achieves its stated goal: to prepare prospective teachers to meet the challenges of today's changing classrooms by providing effective, practical, research-based practices in an accessible, conversational style. Material is based on a quarter-century of actual, in-classroom research that makes it possible to replace anecdotal suggestions for good teaching with solidly research-grounded strategies empirically related to positive outcomes. The author shows future teachers not only 'what' to do to meet today's teaching challenges, but 'how' to do it through the experiences of real teachers in real classrooms.

CHAPTER 1: The Effective Teacher

What Is an Effective Teacher?

The Role-Model Definition

The Psychological Characteristics Definition

A New Direction

Key Behaviors Contributing to Effective Teaching

Lesson Clarity

Instructional Variety

Teacher Task Orientation

Engagement in the Learning Process

Student Success Rate

Summary of Five Key Behaviors

Some Helping Behaviors Related to Effective Teaching

Using Student Ideas and Contributions

Structuring

The Art of Questioning

Probing

Teacher Affect

Teaching Effectively with Diverse Learners and Content

How Does Effective Teaching Differ with Learners Who Have Different Socioeconomic Levels, Culture, and Ethnicity?

How Does Effective Teaching Differ Across Content Areas?

The Complexity of Teaching

Professional Teaching Standards

Your Transition to the Real World of Teaching

For Further Information

Summing Up

Key Terms

Review Questions

Field Experience and Practice Activities

Digital Portfolio Activities

Classroom Observation Activities

Chapter Case History and Praxis Test Preparation

CHAPTER 2: Understanding Your Students

Why Pay Attention to Individual Differences?

Adaptive Teaching

Differentiated Instruction

The Effects of General Intelligence on Learning

The Environmentalist Position

The Hereditarian Position

General Versus Specific Ability

The Effects of Specific Abilities on Learning

Multiple Intelligences

Sternberg's Definition of Intelligence

The Effects of Prior Achievement on Learning

The Effects of Culture, SES and Language on Learning

The Effects of Culture on Learning

The Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Learning

The Effects of Language on Learning

The Effects of Personality and Learning Style

Erikson's Crises of the School Years

Learning Style

The Effects of the Peer Group on Learning

The Effects of Home Life and Social Context on Learning

The Teacher's Role in...