Effective Teaching: Evidence and Practice - Hardcover

Muijs, Daniel; Reynolds, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1473944422 ISBN 13: 9781473944428

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

This new edition of the popular textbook digs into the research behind different aspects of teaching in order to give students an informed understanding of what underpins high quality teaching. It explores what the evidence shows about the effectiveness of different approaches, drawing from a variety of educational schools of thought.

New to this edition:

• enhanced discussion of what we can learn from cognitive science research
• new chapters on metacognition and thinking skills, teacher subject knowledge, evaluating teacher performance, and international comparisons on teaching
• new Further Reading and Think Point features encouraging critical engagement with key research findings.

This is essential reading for all students on initial teacher education courses including undergraduate, postgraduate, School Direct, Teach First and employment-based routes into teaching, and also qualified teachers wanting to deepen their understanding of educational research.

About this title

About the Author

Daniel Muijs is Dean of the Faculty of Education and Society at Academica University of Applied Sciences in Amsterdam, and visiting professor at the University of Southampton. He has worked in education departments at a range of UK universities, as well as at Ofsted, the English inspectorate of schools and social care. He is an experienced quantitative researcher and has taught quantitative methods to students from undergraduate to PhD levels.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473944422
• ISBN 13: 9781473944428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 392