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Instructional Development and Classroom Communication: A Case Study of First-Semester College Students in the Liberal Arts Curriculum

Autor Tamara L. Burk
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 iul 2005
This book is about teachers learning about teaching. As increasingly complex educational models and new theories of student learning have become part of the discourse of higher education, college instructors have sought new opportunities for instructional development. However, while more and more schools are supporting these programs, there have been very few efforts to examine the outcomes of faculty training. This book follows a group of faculty through efforts to make their teaching more interactive, and describes the results by reporting the reactions of the first-year college students in their classes. Included along the way are the personal reflections of the faculty members as they struggle with new techniques, and revelations about what worked and what didn't. The result is a compelling case for peer and institutional support in the ongoing process of instructional development.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780761832041
ISBN-10: 0761832041
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 173 x 228 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția University Press of America
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 List of Tables
Chapter 4 List of Figures
Chapter 5 The Nature and Significance of the Study
Chapter 6 Related Literature
Chapter 7 Methodology
Chapter 8 Summary and Analysis of the Data
Chapter 9 Implications for Practice and Future Research
Chapter 10 Appendices
Chapter 11 References
Chapter 12 Index
Chapter 13 About the Author

Recenzii

Burk's comprehensive case study and meticulous qualitative analysis make a strong argument for the centrality of oral communication in the classroom as a route to critical thinking skills. Learning more about working with first-year students not only benefits students as learners, but it also benefits faculty themselves. Simply put, teaching a first-year seminar will change the way you teach-period. If you're not 'a believer,' Tamara Burk's book may well convince you once and for all!
This book is a significant contribution to research (and potentially practice) in two relatively new fields: faculty development and the first-year experience in American higher education. This new scholarship provides a model for asking and answering these tough questions: 'Are our investments in faculty development paying off? Do the faculty actually make use of the pedagogies we wish they would adapt, and with what results?' Without intending it, this work delivers a scathing critique of the dominant mode of verbal transmission of information in the archetypal college classroom. I hope we pay attention.
Tamara Burk's work is provocative. After reading her book, you will be convinced that adopting interactive teaching techniques and utilizing classroom discussion, small group interaction, and individual presentations in the classroom will have a dramatic impact on classroom community-building, student development, and student learning!