Teaching & Learning Books

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41. Every Nursery Needs a Garden

    A Step-by-step Guide to Creating and Using a Garden with Young Children

    By Ann Watts

    ‘If outdoor activities with young children have always baffled you, then this is the book for you. Practical in style and structure, it has an accessible approach which is based in the best early years practice and provides plenty of challenges and new ideas. It is a must have for your early years...

    Published March 23rd 2011 by Routledge
42. Psychology for the Classroom: E-Learning

    By John Woollard

    Series: Psychology for the Classroom

    Psychology for the Classroom: E-Learning is a lively and accessible introduction to the field of technology-supported teaching and learning and the educational psychology associated with those developments. Offering a substantial and useful analysis of e-learning, this practical book includes...

    Published March 13th 2011 by Routledge
43. What Does Understanding Mathematics Mean for Teachers?

    Relationship as a Metaphor for Knowing

    By Yuichi Handa

    Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series

    This book opens up alternative ways of thinking and talking about ways in which a person can "know" a subject (in this case, mathematics), leading to a reconsideration of what it may mean to be a teacher of that subject. In a number of European languages, a distinction is made in ways of knowing...

    Published March 2nd 2011 by Routledge
44. Intelligence and Intelligence Testing

    By Richard Fletcher, John Hattie

    Have you ever wondered what IQ is and how it is measured? Why is there such a premium placed on high IQ? What do we mean by intelligence? What does your IQ score mean? There can be no denying the enduring appeal of IQ over the last century. It is probably one of the most misunderstood yet highly...

    Published March 1st 2011 by Routledge
45. Becoming a Teacher Researcher in Literacy Teaching and Learning

    Strategies and Tools for the Inquiry Process

    Edited by Christine Pappas, Eli Tucker-Raymond

    Designed to facilitate teachers’ efforts to meet the actual challenges and dilemmas they face in their classrooms, Becoming a Teacher Researcher in Literacy Teaching and Learning: provides background information and key concepts in teacher research covers the "how-to" strategies of the teacher...

    Published January 17th 2011 by Routledge
46. WorldCALL

    International Perspectives on Computer-Assisted Language Learning

    Edited by Mike Levy, Françoise Blin, Claire Bradin Siskin, Osamu Takeuchi

    Series: Routledge Studies in Computer Assisted Language Learning

    As technological innovation continues to affect language pedagogy, there is an increasing demand for information, exemplars, analysis and guidance. This edited volume focuses on international perspectives in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in all of its forms, including Technology...

    Published December 20th 2010 by Routledge
47. Developmental Cognitive Science Goes to School

    Edited by Nancy L. Stein, Stephen Raudenbush

    This book addresses core issues related to school learning and the use of developmental/cognitive science models to improve school-based instruction. The contributors comprise a veritable "who's who" of leading researchers and scientists who are broadly trained in developmental psychology,...

    Published December 19th 2010 by Routledge
48. Debates in History Teaching

    Edited by Ian Davies

    Series: The Debates in Subject Teaching Series

    What are the key debates in history teaching today? Debates in History Teaching explores the major issues all history teachers encounter in their daily professional lives. It encourages critical reflection and aims to stimulate both novice and experienced teachers to think more deeply about their...

    Published December 14th 2010 by Routledge
49. Teaching Secondary English as if the Planet Matters

    By Sasha Matthewman

    Series: Teaching... as if the Planet Matters

    ‘This is an important book for all concerned with the teaching and learning of English, exploring new and hugely significant areas in a scholarly, thought-provoking and eminently practical way.’ – David Stevens, University of Durham, UK Drawing together ideas from a range of disciplines in the...

    Published December 12th 2010 by Routledge
50. Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction

    Edited by Richard E. Mayer, Patricia A. Alexander

    Series: Educational Psychology Handbook

    During the past twenty years researchers have made exciting progress in the science of learning (i.e., how people learn) and the science of instruction (i.e., how to help people learn). This Handbook examines learning and instruction in a variety of classroom and non-classroom environments and with...

    Published December 12th 2010 by Routledge