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Why Don't Students Like Schoolby Daniel T. Willingham
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009; US$ 18.95Easy-to-apply, scientifically-based approaches for engaging students in the classroom Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham focuses his acclaimed research on the biological and cognitive basis of learning. His book will help teachers improve their practice by explaining how they and their students think and learn. It reveals-the importance of story, emotion, memory, context, and routine in building knowledge and creating lasting learning experiences. Nine, easy-to-understand principles with clear applications for the classroom Includes surprising findings, such as that intelligence is malleable, and that you cannot develop "thinking skills" without facts How an understanding of the brain's workings can help teachers hone their teaching skills... more...
The Essential Guide to Effect Sizesby Paul D. Ellis
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 29.00A jargon-free introduction for students and researchers looking to interpret the practical significance of their results. more...
Method Meets Artby Patricia Leavy
Guilford Press 2008; US$ 40.00This book presents the first comprehensive introduction to arts-based research (ABR) practices, which scholars in multiple disciplines are fruitfully using to reveal information and represent experiences that traditional methods cannot capture. Each of the six major ABR genres--narrative inquiry, poetry, music, performance, dance, and visual art--is covered in chapters that introduce key concepts and tools and present an exemplary research article by a leading ABR practitioner. Patricia Leavy discusses the kinds of research questions these innovative approaches can address and offers practical guidance for applying them in all phases of a research project, from design and data collection to analysis, interpretation, representation, and evaluation.... more...
Visible Learningby John Hattie
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 50.95This unique and ground-breaking book is the result of 15 years research and synthesises over 800 meta-analyses on the influences on achievement in school-aged students. It builds a story about the power of teachers, feedback, and a model of learning and understanding. The research involves many millions of students and represents the largest ever evidence based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Areas covered include the influence of the student, home, school, curricula, teacher, and teaching strategies. A model of teaching and learning is developed based on the notion of visible teaching and visible learning. A major message is that what works best for students is similar to what works best for teachers ... more...
How to Do Your Research Projectby Gary Thomas
Sage Publications Ltd. 2009; US$ 41.00Are you doing a research project? Do you need advice on how to carry out research? With many practical examples, How to do a Research Project takes you through what should happen at each phase in the project's schedule. Gary Thomas explains the main design frames and methods of data collection and analysis used in education and social science research, and he provides down to earth advice on how to weave these elements together into a coherent whole. more...
Research Projectby Ralph Berry
Routledge 2000; US$ 25.95An essential introduction for students just starting project work. Guides students through choosing a topic, using the library, taking notes, writing cross-references and bibliographies. more...
Understanding Educational Researchby David Scott; Robin Usher
Routledge 1996; US$ 53.95This book explores educational research in terms of the relationship between epistemology, methodology and practice. The book is divided into two sections and the issues covered are central to all within the research community. more...
Learning with Computersby Karen Littleton; Paul Light
Routledge 1998; US$ 39.95A collection of essays by leading researchers which examine computer-based learning, and the often positive affects which result from peer interaction and collaborative activities. more...
Continuing Professional Developmentby Anna Craft
RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 46.95The second edition of this popular text meets the continued and increasing demand of teachers to apply professional development techniques from other areas of work to their own profession. more...
Studying Teachers' Livesby I Goodison
Routledge 1992; US$ 67.95Provides a vital insight into the ways in which teachers' backgrounds and career histories affect their teaching. The studies employ a range of different methodologies, but they all reaffirm the centrality of the teacher in educational research. more...









