Looking in Classrooms

by Good, Thomas L.; Brophy, Jere E.

• ISBN13: 9780205361427
• ISBN10: 0205361420
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This classic book provides a balanced, research-based overview of the most effective teaching methods and guides teachers to select appropriate methods by intelligent observation in their classrooms. Widely considered to be the most comprehensive and authoritative source available on effective teaching, Looking in Classrooms synthesizes the knowledge base on student motivation, classroom teaching, teacher expectations, and adapting instruction for individual learners. This book represents state-of-the-art research reviews in several areas including student motivation, classroom instruction and student learning, classroom management, and adapting instruction to the needs of individual students. K-12 educators, administrators, and superintendents.

Author Biography

Jere Brophy is University Distinguished Professor of Teacher Education and Educational Psychology at Michigan State University. Thomas L. Good is professor and head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Arizona.

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Classroom Life.

2. Increasing Teacher Awareness Through Classroom Observation.

3. Teacher Expectations.

4. Management I: Preventing Problems.

5. Management II: Coping with Problems Effectively.

6. Motivation.

7. Students' Interactions with One Another.

8. Teaching Heterogeneous Classes and Differentiating Instruction.

9. Active Teaching.

10. Helping Students to Construct Usable Knowledge.

11. Improving Classroom Teaching.

Name Index.

Subject Index.