Qualitative Research in Education: Focus and Methods
This book aims at clarifying and explaining some of the different approaches and methods by which ‘qualitative’ research in education is being conducted and to develop a sense of what is meant by the term ‘qualitative.
You can acquire valuable knowledge for use in your own public speaking by studying the successful methods of other men. This does not mean, however, that you are to imitate others, but simply to profit by their experience and suggestions in so far as they fit in naturally with your personality.
Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction, Grades K-3
What does research tell us about how teachers can most effectively help young students learn to read? In Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction, Grades K-3, Sharon Vaughn and Sylvia Linan-Thompson explore the research on reading, providing a comprehensive overview of the five core instructional areas and how each affects student achievement:
Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12
The seven methods or structures include: 1) Reading as thinking; 2) Representing to learn; 3) Small-group activities; 4) Classroom workshop; 5) Authentic experiences; 6) Reflective assessment; and 7) Integrative units. They encourage more of the following in the classroom: Experiential, inductive, hands-on learning; time devoted to reading whole, real books; choice for students; attention to varying cognitive and affective styles of individual students; delivery of special help to students in regular classrooms; and reliance on teachers' descriptive evaluation of student growth, including anecdotal observations.
• God vs. Science - We revere faith and scientific progress, hunger for miracles and for MRIs. But are the worldviews compatible? TIME convenes a debate • SCIENCE: Oceans of Nothing - A study says overfishing will soon destroy the seafood supply • HEALTH: When Cells Stop Working - Children keep dying from mysterious illnesses that have been traced to tiny structures called mitochondria • WORLD: Way Too Much Monkey Business - India declares war on an unwanted urban dweller. The methods may surprise you • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT (Interview)
