Student Attitudes, Student Anxieties, and How to Address Them: A Handbook for Science Teachers
Students bring to the classrooms preconceived attitudes, as well as the emotional baggage called 'science anxiety'. Students may regard science as cold, unfriendly, and even inherently hostile and biased against women. This book has been designed to deal with each of these issues and results from research in both Denmark and the USA.
This volume explores two aspects of change within higher education: macro factors governing and influencing the institutional environment, and micro issues taking place within the institutions themselves. The first part of the book examines some of the micro issues that influence business and economics pedagogy. It presents reflections and analyses of teaching roles and values, the enhancement of the student learning experience with technology and real world experiences, and what students want and need to learn.
The book systematically assesses the core assumptions underpinning the design of student evaluation models as a tool to improve the quality of teaching. It also analyses the emerging influence of student opinion as a key metric and a powerful proxy for assuring the quality of teachers, teaching and courses in universities. Using the voices of teachers in the day-to-day practices of higher education, the book also explores the actual perceptions held by academics about student evaluation.
Arnold continues to set the standard for clear, balanced, and thorough coverage of principles of economics that truly engages students. With six new chapters, easy customization, and fully integrated digital and course management options, ECONOMICS, 8e is the perfect solution for any classroom. Packed with intriguing pop culture examples to which students relate, the text bolsters student interest in economics by illustrating unexpected places economics occurs, how economic forces link events around the world to their lives, and how economics can be used as a tool in understanding the world.
