Teaching unprepared students : strategies for promoting success and retention in higher education / Kathleen F. Gabriel ; foreword by Sandra M. Flake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gabriel, Kathleen F.

Contributor:

Flake, Sandra M., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental studies programs.

Underprepared college students.

College dropouts--Prevention.

College dropouts.

Developmental studies programs--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 145 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides professors and their graduate teaching assistants with techniques and approaches they can use in class to help at-risk students raise their skills so that they can successfully complete their studies. The author shares proven practices that will not only engage all students in a class, but also create the conditions- while maintaining high standards and high expectations- to enable at-risk and under-prepared students to develop academically and graduate with good grades. Within the framework of identifying those students who need help, establishing a rapport with them, adopting inclusive teaching strategies, and offering appropriate guidance, the book presents the theory teachers will need, and effective classroom strategies. The author covers teaching philosophy and goals; issues of discipline and behavior; motivation and making expectations explicit; classroom climate and learning styles; developing time management and study skills; as well as the application of "universal design" strategies. The ideas presented here- that the author has successfully employed over many years- can be easily integrated into any class.

Contents:

Unprepared and at-risk college students : myth or reality?

Philosophical foundations : yes, they can!

The first week of class : sharing a mission for success

Begin with consistent contact : attendance that matters

Learning styles and the science of learning : tapping brain power

Embracing learner-centered education : engaging students

Interweaving assessment and teaching : any questions?

Techniques for promoting academic integrity and discouraging cheating : playing by the rules

Epilogue: Final thoughts : promoting a richer campus environment .

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-140) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781579229412

1579229417

9781000980356

1000980359

9781003447450

1003447457

9781000975130

1000975134

9781441652003

1441652000

OCLC:

1389363909