Author(s): Roy Killen
Effective Teaching
Strategies: Lessons from research and practice 7e provides a practical
overview of nine common teaching strategies used in all levels of
education and training from early childhood through to higher education.
Initial chapters discuss the Australian Curriculum framework and
provide an introduction to the key principles of quality teaching and
learning. These ideas are then applied through chapters devoted to
different teaching strategies: direct instruction, discussion,
small-group work, cooperative learning, problem solving, inquiry,
role-play, case study and student writing. Chapters describe each of the
strategies in detail with a practical focus on why, when and how to use
each one. There are guidelines for planning lessons based on each
strategy, for implementing those lessons effectively and for evaluating
the effectiveness of each strategy. Activities and numerous examples
from a wide range of subject areas help readers to relate the ideas to
their own specialist teaching areas.
