Based on 40 years of research into how the most able students think and learn, High Performance Learning takes what is known about the characteristics of advanced cognitive performance and translates it into a practical and user-friendly framework which can be used with all students and staff. Flexi..
The federal government's No Child Left Behind Act has thrust high-stakes testing (its goals, methods, and consequences) into the educational limelight. The four-fold purpose of this book is to: 1) describe the nature of high-stakes testing; 2) identify t..
This book brings together for the first time a synthesis of philosophical and psychological material to examine the basis for the professional identity that teachers might believe in, and the effects of misunderstanding and mistreating these beliefs...
Originally published in 1985, this book surveys the whole field of pastoral care in schools at the time. It discusses the aims, methods and implementation of a successful pastoral care system. It reviews relevant theories and research work but throughout the emphasis is on practical matters...
Improving Teaching through Observation and Feedback brings cutting-edge research and years of practical experience directly to those who need them. In five concise chapters, Thomas Good and Alyson Lavigne briefly outline the history of RttT and then move quickly and authoritatively to a discussion o..
Improving Teaching through Observation and Feedback brings cutting-edge research and years of practical experience directly to those who need them. In five concise chapters, Thomas Good and Alyson Lavigne briefly outline the history of RttT and then move quickly and authoritatively to a discussion o..
This book addresses the requirement for increasing the multi-agency capacity around young people, analysing accounts of collaborative action research to show how teachers can engage with inclusion for the benefit of themselves and their pupils...
This review of research on the subject of arithmetical ability and original presentation of strong evidence to support a componential view of arithmetic is essential for those involved in the areas of education, neuroscience and psychology...