Improving classroom effectiveness : strong psychology for strong methods / Harold Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Harold, 1936-

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Cognitive learning theory.

Educational psychology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 191 pages : illustration ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2012]

Summary:

Improving Classroom Effectiveness is a great tool for teachers. This book is based on cognitive concepts of instruction. Its concepts are organized on what teachers do. Teachers prepare to teach, introduce new concepts, expand the concepts following the introduction, teach thinking patterns, and transfer concepts. This book uses those ideas in the basic organization. The concepts lead the teacher to develop a theory of instruction as opposed to operating on intuition. The theory based on psychological concepts allows teachers to develop applications that fit their styles. Evidence-based concepts are presented in this book and are oriented toward what teachers do to plan and deliver instruction. To support those ideas Harold Jones provides a strong application of intrinsic motivation. In each chapter, there are Theory into Practice sections that explain some of the theory and how it relates to classroom practices. Overall, this book will help teachers improve their teaching skills by providing new ways of thinking. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Activating Motivation 1

2 Tasks and Individual Differences 27

3 Preparing to Get Attention 43

4 Introducing Concepts by a Wholistic Process 63

5 Developing Concepts through Elaboration 89

6 Elaboration Instruction for Lasting Memory 103

7 Motivational and Emotional Aspects of Elaborating Concepts 125

8 Facilitating Transfer of Knowledge 135

9 Aspects of Thinking Processes 151

10 Summarizing 173.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1607096013

9781607096009

1607096005

9781607096016

OCLC:

808107453

Publisher Number:

99955515653