| Description |
xxv, 429 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series |
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Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
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| Contents |
1. Preparing or Revising a Course -- 2. The Course Syllabus -- 3. The First Day of Class -- 4. Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities -- 5. Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender -- 6. Reentry Students -- 7. Teaching Academically Diverse Students -- 8. Leading a Discussion -- 9. Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion -- 10. Asking Questions -- 11. Fielding Students' Questions -- 12. Preparing to Teach the Large Lecture Course -- 13. Delivering a Lecture -- 14. Explaining Clearly -- 15. Personalizing the Large Lecture Class -- 16. Supplements and Alternatives to Lecturing: Encouraging Student Participation -- 17. Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources -- 18. Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams -- 19. Role Playing and Case Studies -- 20. Fieldwork -- 21. Helping Students Learn -- 22. Learning Styles and Preferences -- 23. Motivating Students |
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24. Helping Students Write Better in All Courses -- 25. Designing Effective Writing Assignments -- 26. Evaluating Students' Written Work -- 27. Homework: Problem Sets -- 28. Quizzes, Tests, and Exams -- 29. Allaying Students' Anxieties About Tests -- 30. Multiple-Choice and Matching Tests -- 31. Short-Answer and Essay Tests -- 32. Grading Practices -- 33. Calculating and Assigning Grades -- 34. Preventing Academic Dishonesty -- 35. Chalkboards -- 36. Flipcharts -- 37. Transparencies and Overhead Projectors -- 38. Slides -- 39. Films and Videotapes -- 40. Computers and Multimedia -- 41. Fast Feedback -- 42. Watching Yourself on Videotape -- 43. Self-Evaluation and the Teaching Dossier -- 44. Holding Office Hours -- 45. Academic Advising and Mentoring Undergraduates -- 46. Guiding, Training, and Supervising Graduate Student Instructors -- 47. The Last Days of Class -- 48. Student Rating Forms -- 49. Writing Letters of Recommendation |
| Summary |
Presents practical advice for beginning teachers of undergraduates, covering such topics as planning a course, writing a syllabus, responding to diversity, leading discussions, understanding various learning styles, testing and grading, and other related topics |
| Analysis |
Classroom management Handbooks, manuals, etc United States |
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College teaching Handbooks, manuals, etc United States |
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Curriculum planning Handbooks, manuals, etc United States |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Classroom management -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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College teaching -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Curriculum planning -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Curriculum.
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Teaching -- methods.
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Teaching.
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Universities.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| LC no. |
93019500 |
| ISBN |
1555425682 |
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