The purpose of this book is to provide hi ehl■ `_rounded res sed ways for those wanting to change problem-based learning modules and pro-grammes from face-to-face to online approaches. It will also be useful for those who have developed e-learning components and who want to adopt problem-based methods. Using electronic means to deploy problem-based learning within higher education is an area …
Develops statistical concepts, understanding of statistical logic, properties regarding statistical devices, assumptions underlying statistical tools and considers what happens when statistical theory meets real-world problems. Emphasizes the statistics of measurement and the interplay of statistics with experimental design, giving full treatment to both inferential and descriptive statistics. …
This 1991 yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education includes articles by various writers. Sample articles are Professional Standards and Ethics for Evaluators, and Cost-Effectiveness at Quarter-Century.
This pioneering text provides a comprehensive and highly accessible introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods currently used in educational research. A balanced combination of both quantitative and qualitative research, this text also helps students master skills in reading, conducting, and understanding research. The fifth edition also includes techniques for utilizing the resource…
Reflective Teaching is the definitive textbook for reflective classroom professionalism. It offers exceptional support for trainee teachers, mentors, newly qualified teachers and for those engaged in continuing professional development and performance review. Andrew Pollard's Reflective Teaching has been established for over twenty years. Each edition builds on that foundation and offers som…
Published to glowing praise in 1990, Science for All Americans defined the science-literate American--describing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes all students should retain from their learning experience--and offered a series of recommendations for reforming our system of education in science, mathematics, and technology. Benchmarks for Science Literacy takes this one step further. Created …
In August 2003 over 400 researchers in the field of science education from all over the world met at the 4th ESERA conference in Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. During the conference 300 papers about actual issues in the field, such as the learning of scientific concepts and skills, scientific literacy, informal science learning, science teacher education, modeling in science education were p…
The training of educational researchers now requires a thorough introduction to philosophical issues. This book synthesizes the relevant areas of philosophy of mind, epistemology, philosophy of social science, ethics, and the philosophy of education. Written in characteristically lucid style, this is the masterwork of a world authority on the subject.
Teachers will find this book helpful because of it locates convincing theoretical reasoning with the familiar practice of the learning environments of the secondary school. Many other learners, in formal education and beyond, might simply find the book an informative and challenging read.... The book provides more than a theoretical and ideological extension of a social constructivist of model …
"Susan Brooks-Young provides readings and activities that will support classroom teachers, professional development providers, and teacher preparation instructors. The book has easy-to-follow charts and tables with detailed task assignments.... Teachers can reexamine their curriculum and classroom management to develop more effective strategies for incorporating technology into their teaching."…
this book presents a definition of the field of study and practice known as educational technology or instructional technology. It reflects the collaborative efforts of all members of the Terminology Com-mittee plus a number of other scholars who accepted invitations to contrib-ute to the various commentary chapters. The volume begins with a statement of the definition itself (chapter 1), fol…
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education provides a comprehensive introduction to educational research. The text covers the most widely used research methodologies and discusses each step in the research process in detail. Step-by-step analysis of real research studies provides students with practical examples of how to prepare their work and read that of others. End-of-chapter problem …
HOW USEFUL IS MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO DISTANCE EDUCATION? This is a valuable guide to the selection and USE of modern technol-ogies for open and flexible learning. In it. Tony Bates argues that technology is not inherently good or bad for teaching - its the way teachers and administrators USE it that matters. Knowing when or if to USE technology is not just a technical iSSUE of choosing thE appr…
Since the publication of the first edition of Educational Technology: Best Practices from America's Schools, there have been remarkable advances in computers and computer-related hardware, as well as significant reductions in costs. Although this progress is leading to many noteworthy developments in instruc-tional technology, we are only beginning to realize its promise. This new edition profi…
This book outlines approaches to networked e-learning course design that are underpinned by a belief that students learn best in these contexts when they are organized in groups and communities. As such, the book is one of the first to provide a detailed analysis of what goes on in e-learning groups and communities. But how do students react to working in e-learning groups and communities? Wh…
Brave New Digital Classroom deftly interweaves results of pedagogical research and descriptions of the most successful computer-assisted language learning (CALL) projects to explore how technology can best be employed in the foreign-language curriculum to assist the second language acquisition process. Directed to all language teachersùwhether at the school or the postsecondary level, with or …
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education provides a comprehensive introduction to educational research. The text covers the most widely used research methodologies and discusses each step in the research process in detail. Step-by-step analysis of real research studies provides students with practical examples of how to prepare their work and read that of others. End-of-chapter problem …