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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454786703321

Autore

Galton Maurice J

Titolo

Motivating your secondary class [[electronic resource] /] / Maurice Galton ; with Susan Steward ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2009

ISBN

1-84787-259-X

9786612304729

1-4462-4413-X

1-282-30472-0

1-84920-433-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StewardSusan

Disciplina

373.1102

373.11020941

Soggetti

Motivation in education - Great Britain

Effective teaching - Great Britain

High school teaching - Great Britain

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

COVER; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1 Is There a Crisis in the Lower Secondary School?; 2 Initial Encounters: Moving to Secondary School; 3 Working Together - Learning Together: Cooperative Working in the Classroom; 4 'It's Good to Talk!': Improving Communication between Pupils and Teachers and Why It's Worth the Effort; 5 Teacher and Pupil Development in Different School and Classroom Contexts; 6 Why Were Some Classrooms More Successful?; 7 One Big Family? Promoting Harmony and Resilience; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Galton and his team have collected examples from across the country of what works in re-energizing demotivated pupils. This book presents practical advice and strategies for improving lower secondary school classrooms, ranging from reducing class size to innovative induction programmes.