Learning and Teaching: Research-Based Methods (4th Edition) - Softcover

Kauchak, Donald P.; Eggen, Paul D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205337570 ISBN 13: 9780205337576

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2002

Synopsis

This substantially revised Fourth Edition represents one of the most up-to-date, research-based methods texts available today. This text has two specific goals: to change how teachers think about teaching and to change how they actually teach. Solidly grounded in research, the text describes practical methods in a clear, readable manner with numerous case examples and offers suggestions for applying those methods in today's diverse school environments. Kauchak and Eggen organize their discussion around three important themes in education: diversity, motivation, and technology.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Prepare for teaching in today’s classrooms with the sixth edition of Learning and Teaching: Research-Based Methods. Authors Don Kauchak and Paul Eggen organize their discussion around three important themes in education:

 

Standards and accountability. New sections related to standards and enhancements to the Preparing for Your Licensure Exam help prepare teachers for initial licensure, the realities of today’s classrooms, and new responsibilities for today’s teachers. 

 

Diversity of today’s learners. An entire chapter on Differentiated Instruction and a recurring feature Exploring Diversity in the sixth edition help teachers support the needs of all learners and communicate effectively with diverse students and families.

 

Technology to support learning. The Technology and Teaching feature in each chapter offers guidance to apply technology to support communication, collaboration, planning and more. 

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• Use Lesson Planning Software to develop high-quality lesson plans.  The software also makes it easy to integrate your state’s content standards into all of your lesson plans.

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• Respond to real classroom situations as you analyze classroom video, case studies, and authentic student and teacher artifacts.
• View Video Examples offer visual examples of concepts referenced in the chapters.
• Locate your teacher certification test requirements, read descriptions of what the test covers, and answer sample test questions.

 

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About the Author

Don Kauchak

 

Don has taught and worked in schools and in higher education in nine different states for thirty-five years. He has published in a number of scholarly journals, including the Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Teacher Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Phi Delta Kappan, and Educational Leadership. In addition to this text, he has co-authored or co-edited six other books on education. He has also been a principal investigator on federal and state grants examining teacher development and evaluation practices, and he presents regularly at the American Educational Research Association. He currently volunteer-tutors first-, second-, and third-graders in a local elementary school. It's a lot of fun and he is learning a lot about both kids and classrooms.

 

Don strongly believes in the contribution that public schools make to our democracy, and his two children benefited greatly from their experiences in state-supported K–12 schools and public institutions of higher education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0205337570
• ISBN 13: 9780205337576
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 461