Teaching and learning [[electronic resource] ] : the essential readings / / edited by Charles Desforges and Richard Fox

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145277503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Publishers, 2002
• ISBN: 1-281-31957-0; 9786611319571; 0-470-70194-3; 0-470-69004-6; 0-470-77978-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Collana: Essential readings in developmental psychology
• Altri autori (Persone): DesforgesCharles; FoxRichard <1945->
• Disciplina: 370.15
• Soggetti: Teaching - Psychological aspects; Learning, Psychology of; Educational psychology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I Learning; Introduction to Part I; Expert Performance Introduction; 1 Attaining Excellence through Deliberate Practice: Insights from the Study of Expert Performance; Rhyme, Language, and Reading Introduction; 2 Rhyme, Language, and Children's Reading; Learning and Development Introduction; 3 The Rebirth of Children's Learning; Maths Learning Introduction; 4 Candy Selling and Math Learning; Learning in Higher Education Introduction; 5 Understanding Academic Performance at University: a Research Retrospective; Part II Teaching; Introduction to Part IIBecoming a Tutor Introduction; 6 On Becoming a Tutor: toward an Ontogenetic Model; Teacher Expectations Introduction; 7 Teacher Expectations: Implications for School Improvement; Accelerating Development Introduction; 8 An Exploration of Long-term Far-transfer Effects Following an Extended Intervention Program in the High School Science Curriculum; Classroom Knowledge ; Introduction; 9 Reconstructing Context: the Conventionalization of Classroom Knowledge; Assessment and Learning Introduction; 10 The Role of Assessment in a Learning Culture; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first collection of key articles on the psychology behind educational attainment. It brings together in one volume for students a set of accessible but influential papers, representing the best classic and cutting edge work in the field.