BC Science 7 was developed by British Columbia teachers specifically for the Grade 7 Science curriculum. BC Science 7 provides age appropriate content that stresses science process skill development; an array of motivating, hands-on activities; engaging visuals and integrated technology.
Volume 47 of The Psychology of Learning and Motivation offers a discussion of the different factors that influence one's development as a mature and capable person. This is the latest release in this well-received and highly credible series of publications. Broad topics including linguistics, the art of design, categorization of the social world, conversation, and classification are explored to provide the reader with an understanding of these steps one must take during his or her personal and social development. This title is a valuable resource for both psychology researchers and their students.
Reviewing and elaborating L. S. Vygotsky's view of language mediated development, this work presents an extension of the Russian thinker's developmental psycho-semiotics to an educational psycho-semiotics. Interpreting original discussions of tool-mediation as developmental mechanism, this book addresses the question of what occurs in the interpersonal environment that enables the internalisation of tool and the development of thinking.
Effective schools or improving schools are fashionable terms in the rhetoric of recent education movements, yet the heart of these movements is often more to do with teaching quality than with school practice. This book takes a holistic view of teacher development, examining the contexts and conditions of teaching: school leadership and culture; teachers' lives and histories; change; teacher learning, competence and expertise; and the moral purposes of teaching. Day looks at the conditions under which teacher development may be enhanced, and brings together research and other information, from the UK and overseas.
It is perfect for those who teach/study for any FCE-type exams from B1 level up to C1. The book's got 14 units, each one contains the following sections: - Before you read. - Read the text. - Check your understanding. - Vocabulary development. - Grammar reminder. - Follow-up activities. Apart from its cover the book is completely in English and the answer key is included.
