Tools for Teaching (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)

884 Pages·1993·1.81 MB·English

by  Barbara Gross Davis

Tools for Teaching Jossey-Bass Higher and
title:
Adult Education Series
author: Davis, Barbara Gross.
publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (US)
isbn10 | asin: 1555425682
print isbn13: 9781555425685
ebook isbn13: 9780585183084
language: English
College teaching--United States--
Handbooks, manuals, etc, Classroom
subject management--United States--Handbooks,
manuals, etc, Curriculum planning--United
States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
publication date: 1993
lcc: LB2331.D37 1993eb
ddc: 378.1/25
College teaching--United States--
Handbooks, manuals, etc, Classroom
subject: management--United States--Handbooks,
manuals, etc, Curriculum planning--United
States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Tools for Teaching
Barbara Gross Davis
JOSSEY-BASS PUBLISHERS
San Francisco
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Copyright © 1993 by JosseyBass Inc., Publishers, 350 Sansome Street, San
Francisco, California 94104.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
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Manufactured in the United States of America
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Davis, Barbara Gross.
Tools for teaching / Barbara Gross Davis.
p. cm. (The JosseyBass higher and adult education series)
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 1-55542-568-2
1. College teachingUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Classroom
managementUnited StatesHandbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Curriculum planning
United StatesHandbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title. II. Series.
LB2331.D37 1993
378.1'25dc20 93-19500
FIRST EDITION
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A Publication in
THE JOSSEY-BASS
HIGHER AND ADULT EDUCATION SERIES
Page ix
CONTENTS
Preface xiii
The Author xxv
I. Getting Under Way
1 3
Preparing or Revising a Course
2 14
The Course Syllabus
3 20
The First Day of Class
II. Responding to a Diverse Student Body
4 31
Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
5 39
Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom:
Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
6 52
Reentry Students
7 55
Teaching Academically Diverse Students
III. Discussion Strategies
8 63
Leading a Discussion
9 75
Encouraging Student Participation in Discussion
10 82
Asking Questions
11 91
Fielding Students' Questions
IV. Lecture Strategies
12 99
Preparing to Teach the Large Lecture Course
13 111
Delivering a Lecture
14 120
Explaining Clearly
15 125
Personalizing the Large Lecture Class
16 131
Supplements and Alternatives to Lecturing: Encouraging
Student Participation
17 140
Maintaining Instructional Quality with Limited Resources
Page x
V. Collaborative and Experiential Strategies
18 147
Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams
19 159
Role Playing and Case Studies
20 166
Fieldwork
VI. Enhancing Students' Learning and Motivation
21 177
Helping Students Learn
22 185
Learning Styles and Preferences
23 193
Motivating Students
VII. Writing Skills and Homework Assignments
24 205
Helping Students Write Better in All Courses
25 213
Designing Effective Writing Assignments
26 222
Evaluating Students' Written Work
27 230
Homework: Problem Sets
VIII. Testing and Grading
28 239
Quizzes, Tests, and Exams
29 252
Allaying Students' Anxieties About Tests
30 262
Multiple-Choice and Matching Tests
31 272
Short-Answer and Essay Tests
32 282
Grading Practices
33 288
Calculating and Assigning Grades
34 299
Preventing Academic Dishonesty
IX. Instructional Media and Technology
35 315
Chalkboards
36 319
Flipcharts
37 321
Transparencies and Overhead Projectors
38 326
Slides
39 331
Films and Videotapes
40 334
Computers and Multimedia