Instructional
Strategies
for Effective
Teaching
James H.
STRONGE
Xianxuan
XU
Solution Tree | Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Stronge, James H.
Instructional strategies for effective teaching / by James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-936763-75-7 (perfect bound) 1. Effective teaching I. Xu, Xianxuan. II. Title.
LB1025.3.S7888 2016
371.102--dc23
2015026231
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Acknowledgments
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Melissa Jordan
Science Teacher
Sarah Scott Middle School
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Table of Contents
Reproducible pages are in italics.
Summary: So Where Do We Go From Here?
What Research Says About Classroom Discussion
How to Move From Research to Practice
Student Self-Assessment of Discussion
What Research Says About Concept Attainment
How to Move From Research to Practice
Summary
Concept Attainment Worksheet
Concept Attainment Assessment
Concept Attainment Teacher Self-Assessment
What Research Says About Concept Mapping
How to Move From Research to Practice
Summary
Decisions Checklist for Teaching With Concept Maps
Configurations of Concept Maps