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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963154503321

Autore

Walberg Herbert J. <1937->

Titolo

Advancing student achievement / / Herbert J. Walberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, Calif., : Education Next Books/Hoover Institution Press, Stanford University, c2010

ISBN

9780817949532

0817949534

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (118 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press publication ; ; no. 568

Disciplina

371.2/070973

Soggetti

School improvement programs - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Educational psychology - United States

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""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CAUSES OF LEARNING""; ""PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING""; ""Families""; ""INCENTIVES""; ""TEACHERS""; ""CLASSROOM PRACTICES""; ""SCHOOL POLICIES""; ""NEW TECHNOLOGIES""; ""CREATIVE DESTRUCTION""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""INDEX""

Sommario/riassunto

A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions.