‘I like the mix of theory and research background with thorough descriptions of classroom use (vignettes) and how-to′s.’
—Teresa Secules, Piedmont College
This unique book will serve as a core text for undergraduate and graduate courses in K-12 General Teaching Methods, Middle School and Secondary Teaching Methods, Elementary Teaching Methods, or Instruction and Assessment.
Key Features
- Guides students in differentiating instructional practices to meet the needs of all students, as well as in the practical issues of instruction
- Details interactive instructional patterns that include teacher centered patterns, teacher-student interactive patterns, and student-centered patterns.
Instructor Resources on CD contains Power Point® slides, test questions (includes Multiple Choice, Short Answer, and Essay format) and answers, lecture outlines, teaching activities, Web resources, and sample syllabi.
A web-based Student Study Site provides e-flashcards, links to standards from U.S. states, standards based project, Web resources, and access to full-text articles in SAGE journals related to the text.
قائمة المحتويات
Preface
PART I: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ALL INSTRUCTION
Chapter 1: Where We’ve Been, What We Know, and Where We’re Going
Chapter 2: Confluent Forces and Differentiated Instructional Practices
PART II: PRACTICAL ISSUES OF INSTRUCTION
Chapter 3: Developing the Lesson Methodology
Chapter 4: Classroom Organization and Management
Chapter 5: Classroom Assessment and Accountability
PART III: TEACHER-CENTERED PATTERNS
Chapter 6: Direct Instruction
Chapter 7: Mastery Learning
PART IV: TEACHER-STUDENT INTERACTIVE PATTERNS
Chapter 8: Cooperative Learning
Chapter 9: Role Play
PART V: STUDENT-CENTERED PATTERNS
Chapter 10: Nondirective Teaching
Chapter 11: Self-taught Instruction
PART VI: THINKING AND ORGANIZING THE CONTENT
Chapter 12: Thinking Patterns
Chapter 13: Memorization
Chapter 14: Attaining Concepts
Chapter 15: Inquiry
عن المؤلف
Dr. Marcella L. Kysilka, professor emerita in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida received her bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University; her master’s from Kent State University and her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Kysilka has held many leadership roles in professional organizations including the presidency of Kappa Delta Pi and editor of The Educational Forum, Board of Directors and Leadership Council of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and associate editor of the Journal for Curriculum and Supervision, President of Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, President of the International Study Association for Teachers and Teaching, and Executive Secretary of the American Association for Curriculum and Teaching. Dr. Kysilka currently serves as editor of the Florida Educational Leadership journal. Dr. Kysilka has published over 60 journal articles and eight books. While at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Kysilka served as a full professor in the Educational Studies department, as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, as Director of Educational Research, as Assistant Chair to the Educational Studies Department and as Coordinator of the Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program. She currently is a consultant with P.A.C.E. High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, a school for underachieving inner city students and teaches part-time for the College of Mt. St. Joseph.