Teaching and Learning
The Essential Readings
Essential Readings in Developmental Psychology

1. Auflage März 2002
288 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-21748-0
John Wiley & Sons
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.
Part I Learning.
1. Attaining Excellence Through Deliberate Practice: Insights
from the Study of Expert Performance. (K. A. Ericsson).
2. Rhyme, Language and Children's Readering. (P. Bryant, M.
Maclean and L. Bradley).
3. The Rebirth of Children's Learning. (R. Siegler).
4. Candy Selling and Math Learning. (G. B. Saxe).
5. Understanding Academic Performance at University. (N. J.
Entwistle).
Part II Teaching.
6. On Becoming a Tutor: Toward an Ontogenetic Model. (D. Wood,
H. Wood, S. Ainsworth and C. O'Malley).
7. Teacher Expectation: Implications for School Improvement. (C.
Rogers).
8. An Exploration of Long-Term Far-Transfer Effects Following an
Extended Intervention Program in the High School Science
Curriculum. (P. Adey and M. Shayer).
9. Reconstructing Context: the Conventionalization of Classroom
Knowledge. (D. Edwards and N. Mercer).
10. The Role of Assessment in a Learning Culture. (L. A.
Shepard).
Index.
1. Attaining Excellence Through Deliberate Practice: Insights
from the Study of Expert Performance. (K. A. Ericsson).
2. Rhyme, Language and Children's Readering. (P. Bryant, M.
Maclean and L. Bradley).
3. The Rebirth of Children's Learning. (R. Siegler).
4. Candy Selling and Math Learning. (G. B. Saxe).
5. Understanding Academic Performance at University. (N. J.
Entwistle).
Part II Teaching.
6. On Becoming a Tutor: Toward an Ontogenetic Model. (D. Wood,
H. Wood, S. Ainsworth and C. O'Malley).
7. Teacher Expectation: Implications for School Improvement. (C.
Rogers).
8. An Exploration of Long-Term Far-Transfer Effects Following an
Extended Intervention Program in the High School Science
Curriculum. (P. Adey and M. Shayer).
9. Reconstructing Context: the Conventionalization of Classroom
Knowledge. (D. Edwards and N. Mercer).
10. The Role of Assessment in a Learning Culture. (L. A.
Shepard).
Index.
"a collection of interesting, albeit idiosyncratic, readings ... the book touches most of the important bases" Guy Claxton, University of Bristol Graduate School of Education, Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 33, No. 2, 2003
Charles Desforges is Professor of Education at the
University of Exeter. His previous books include An Introduction to
Teaching (Blackwell, 1995). He has also been the Director of the
ESRC Teaching and Learning Programme for the past three years, the
largest education research programme ever funded in the
UK.
Richard Fox has recently retired after ten years as a
lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at The School of
Education, University of Exeter
University of Exeter. His previous books include An Introduction to
Teaching (Blackwell, 1995). He has also been the Director of the
ESRC Teaching and Learning Programme for the past three years, the
largest education research programme ever funded in the
UK.
Richard Fox has recently retired after ten years as a
lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at The School of
Education, University of Exeter