Effective Teaching Methods : Research-Based Practice

The sixth edition ofEffective Teaching Methods: Research-Based Practice is a practical yet theoretically substantive book that aims to provide teachers with research-based, effective teaching practices.To help prepare new teachers, the book includes significant discussion of standardized tests, and exercises for Praxis test preparation. New to this edition are field experience activities, portfolio-building activities, and classroom observation activities. This book covers the qualities of the effective teacher, understanding students, goals and objectives, unit- and lesson-planning, classroom management, direct instruction strategies, indirect instruction strategies, self-directed learning, cooperative learning, and assessing learners.General K-12 teachers.