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Autore |
Popovic Celia |
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Titolo |
Understanding undergraduates : challenging our preconceptions of student performance / / Celia Popovic and David A. Green |
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New York ; ; London, : Routledge, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-72541-5 |
1-283-54631-0 |
9786613858764 |
1-136-72542-3 |
0-203-81690-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Collana |
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The staff and educational development series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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College teaching |
College students |
Academic achievement |
Education, Higher - Great Britain |
Education, Higher - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Understanding Undergraduates; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Series Editor's Introduction; 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding the Research Context; 3. Higher Education in the Uk and Usa; 4. Understanding Beliefs Shared by Teachers in the Uk and Usa; 5. Understanding Uk Teachers' Beliefs; 6. Understanding Us Teachers' Beliefs; 7. Understanding Students' Beliefs; 8. Challenging Our Preconceptions; Appendix 1. Student Surveys; Appendix 2. Group-work Tables; Appendix 3. Vignettes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Most university teachers have ideas about the typical good or not-so-good student in their classes, but rarely do they share these thoughts with others. By keeping quiet about the preconceptions - or stereotypes - they harbour, teachers put themselves at risk of missing key evidence to help them revise their beliefs; more importantly, they |
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