Observation Skills for Effective Teaching

Gary D. Borich

ISBN 10: 0132229005 / ISBN 13: 9780132229005

Published by Pearson College Div, 2007

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Synopsis:

The fifth edition of Observation Skills for Effective Teaching  focuses on observing others and incorporating the best of what you see and hear into you own practice - one of the principal means by which you can become an effective and professional teacher.

 

Using this text, you will learn to observe in the following eight areas: learning climate, classroom management, lesson clarity, instructional variety, task orientation, student engagement, student success, and higher thought processes.  These eight areas have been found by researchers to be related to desirable cognitive, social and emotional outcomes in learners.

 

This book will also teach you how to decide what to observe, how to effectively and efficiently observe in the classroom, and how to apply what you have learned through observation to grow as a reflective teacher.  In addition, the book provides methodological concepts, observation instruments, and dialogues designed to help you see and practice research-based patterns of effective teaching. 

From the Back Cover:

Observation Skills for Effective Teaching, Fifth Edition

 

Gary D. Borich

 

 

Do you want to begin developing the skills and competencies you need to become an effective, accountable teacher?

 

The fifth edition of Observation Skills for Effective Teaching focuses on one of the principal means by which you can become an effective and professional teacher–by observing others and incorporating the best of what you see and hear into you own practice. 

 

Using this text, you will learn to observe in the following eight areas found by researchers to be related to desirable cognitive, social and emotional outcomes in learners: learning climate, classroom management, lesson clarity, instructional variety, task orientation, student engagement, student success, and higher thought processes. 

 

This book will also teach you how to decide what to observe, how to effectively and efficiently observe in the classroom, and how to apply what you have learned through observation to grow as a reflective teacher.  In addition, the book provides methodological concepts, observation instruments, and dialogues designed to help you see and practice research-based patterns of effective teaching. 

 

 

New to this Edition:

• Closer alignment with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) though updated end-of-chapter activities help you learn and practice chapter content
• For More Information at the end of each chapter expands your understanding of instructional media and technology
•  Recent findings on teaching culturally diverse students prepare you for the challenges of today’s classrooms.

 

Related books from Merrill Education

• Effective Teaching Methods: Research-Based Practice, Sixth Edition, Gary D. Borich, ISBN 0-13-171496-1

Bibliographic Details

Title: Observation Skills for Effective Teaching
Publisher: Pearson College Div
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 5th or later Edition