Educational Systems for Disruptive Adolescents

Education & Teaching

Topping, Keith J.

Schools & Teaching

Croom Helm, Ltd.

Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) involves children in school consciously assisting others to learn, and in so doing learning more effectively themselves. It encompasses peer tutoring, peer modeling, peer education, peer counseling, peer monitoring, and peer assessment, which are differentiated from other more general "co-operative learning" methods. PAL is not diluted or surrogate "teaching"; it complements and supplements (but never replaces) professional teaching--capitalizing on the unique qualities and richness of peer interaction and helping students become empowered democratically to take more responsibility for their own learning. In this book, PAL is presented as a set of dynamic, robust, effective, and flexible approaches to teaching and learning, which can be used in a range of different settings. The chapters provide descriptions of good practice blended with research findings on effectiveness. They describe procedures that can be applied to all areas of the school curriculum, and can be used with learners of all levels of ability, including gifted students, students with disabilities, and second-language learners. Among the distinguished contributors, many are from North America, while others are from Europe and Australia. The applicability of the methods they present is worldwide. "Peer-Assisted Learning" is designed to be accessible and useful to teachers and to those who employ, train, support, consult with, and evaluate them. Many chapters will be helpful to teachers aiming to replicate in their own school environments the cost-effective procedures described. A practical resources guide is included. This volume will also be of interest to faculty and researchers in the fields of education and psychology, to community educators who want to learn about the implications of Peer Assisted Learning beyond school contexts, and to employers and others involved in post-school training.

Peer-Assisted Learning

Routledge

Parents As Educators: Training Parents to Teach Their Children

Parenting & Relationships

Brookline Books

This book critically analyses over 600 international English-language reports on the effectiveness of a broad range of parent training programs. In addition, a detailed guide to the practicalities of planning projects is provided, together with a directory of resources.

Peer Tutoring Handbook

Croom Helm

Improving Thinking In The Classroom

New York, NY: Routledge

Educational Systems for Disruptive Adolescents (Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent)

Science & Math

Behavioral Sciences

Improving Thinking in the Classroom

This research-to practice book showcases how you can improve the thinking (cognition) of your students, across the curriculum and beyond. This powerful resource will help you determine what really works for teaching thinking so your students can apply such skills and thrive long after they've left school.

Improving Thinking About Thinking in the Classroom

What are the best ways to enhance metacognition in classroom teaching? This research-to-practice book shows how to go beyond student reflection to use 19 different practical strategies. Each chapter describes a different method, gives research evidence to support the effectiveness of the method and provides guidelines for implementation.

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