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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808819303321

Autore

Carbone Elisa Lynn

Titolo

Teaching large classes : tools and strategies / / Elisa Carbone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c1998

ISBN

1-322-41491-2

1-4833-2827-9

1-4522-5067-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 97 p.)

Collana

Survival skills for scholars ; ; v. 19

Disciplina

378.12

Soggetti

College teaching - United States

Class size - United States

Lecture method in teaching

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; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. Starting Out Right; Chapter 1 - Starting The Semester: The First Class; Chapter 2 - Personalizing The Large Class; Part II. Presenting The Material; Chapter 3 - Lecturing 101: Getting Your Students to Listen; Chapter 4 - Lecturing 102: Using Stories and Examples; Chapter 5 - Using Demonstrations, Visual Aids, and Technology; Part III. Getting Your Students Involved; Chapter 6 - Active Learning in a Large Class; Chapter 7 - Are There Any Questions?; Part IV. Managing Your Large Class

Chapter 8 - Assessment and Feedback in Large ClassesChapter 9 - Managing Student Behavior; Chapter 10 - Working Effectively with Teaching Assistants (TAs); Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

In this useful and practical book, Elisa Carbone offers a wealth of sound advice on how to deal with a large class, from the first day to end of term evaluations. Full of examples taken from many different disciplines, Teaching Large Classes will be an ideal companion for any teacher facing the challenge of the large introductory class.