Effective Teaching Methods, Fifth Edition [Paperback]

Gary D. Borich (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130489751 | ISBN-13: 978-0130489753 | Publication Date: July 23, 2003 | Edition: 5

For graduate and undergraduate courses in general K-12 methods. The new edition of this popular text clearly achieves its stated goal: to prepare prospective teachers to meet the challenges of today's changing classrooms by providing effective, practical, research-based practices in an accessible, conversational style. Material is based on a quarter-century of actual, in-classroom research that makes it possible to replace anecdotal suggestions for good teaching with solidly research-grounded strategies empirically related to positive outcomes. The author shows future teachers not only "what" to do to meet today's teaching challenges, but "how" to do it, through the experiences of real teachers in real classrooms.

Editorial Reviews

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“[T]he very best available. I am comfortable with telling my students, if you learn the material in this book, you will have no problems with your certification exam.”

- Mary E. McGlamery, Angelo State University

 

“[U]seful, practical, and relevant… an excellent long-term resource for referencing throughout a teacher’s career.”

- Maria Grant, California State University-Fullerton

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From the Publisher

Conversational yet substantive in approach, this text presents practical, realistic, research-based teaching practices that have proven effective for engaging students in the learning process, managing the classroom, and increasing student achievement. It not only tells WHAT to do to obtain these results, it shows HOW to obtain them. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5 edition (July 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130489751
• ISBN-13: 978-0130489753
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #330,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teachers are Pivotal for Learner-Centeredness to Occur, March 11, 2000

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Bradford H. Templeton - See all my reviews

This review is from: Effective Teaching Methods (4th Edition) (Paperback)

Finally... I found an author and educator who states the obvious. In order to be a successful teacher, one has to first understand oneself as a person - the positive and negative aspects of our personality and identity that impact our instruction. Only by understanding these issues are teachers freed to "move the learner to the center".

Borich does an outstanding job utilizing a friendly, conversational manner of writing that easily engages the reader. Research seems to be placed in a better context when Borich "keeps it real" for the reader.

I especially appreciate his chapter on questioning strategies, a blatent area of weakness for many beginning and veteran teachers alike. He even extends questions techniques into promoting thinking and problem solving.

Finally, Borich successfully articulates the value of group collaboration often overlooked by teachers hooked on cooperative learning. One cannot exist without the other or student accountablily will drop and student frustration will prevail.

This is a must read book for any teacher trainer in search of research to support effective teaching methods.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Little Detail, June 26, 2006

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Loves teaching "ABC" (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Effective Teaching Methods: Research Based Practice (6th Edition) (Paperback)

I have read many methods books over the past 4 years. This book was the initial text required in a methods class. I found it to be very poor in detail (especially for the preservice teacher). I finished the book wondering, "where are the specific how to's?" I felt that I wasn't prepared to go into a classroom to teach a lesson. We were all struggling in class.
So, I decided to go to another college bookstore and found "Methods for Effective Teaching" by Paul Burden. This book answered all my questions and went into great detail. It is based on the INTASC Standards and PLT of the Praxis.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE READ THIS BOOK..IT IS VERY IMFORMATIVE, October 3, 2009

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James Clark Jr. "Clarksty" (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Effective Teaching Methods: Research Based Practice (6th Edition) (Paperback)

This book is absolutely wonderful. It provides a wealth of useful information on various topics. The best chapters in the text are the Unit and Lesson Planning and the goal's and Objectives. Borich breaks down EXACTLY how to compose a great behavioral objective. Furthermore, he gives concrete examples that are great. I would recommend this text to anyone who is an education major. A MUST BUY.