Effective Teaching Methods: Research Based Practice (6th Edition) [Paperback]

Gary D. Borich (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0131714961 | ISBN-13: 978-0131714960 | Publication Date: April 17, 2006 | Edition: 6

The sixth edition of Effective Teaching Methods: Research-Based Practice is a practical yet theoretically substantive book that aims to provide teachers with research-based, effective teaching practices. To help prepare new teachers, the book includes significant discussion of standardized tests, and exercises for Praxis test preparation. New to this edition are field experience activities, portfolio-building activities, and classroom observation activities. This book covers the qualities of the effective teacher, understanding students, goals and objectives, unit- and lesson-planning, classroom management, direct instruction strategies, indirect instruction strategies, self-directed learning, cooperative learning, and assessing learners. General K-12 teachers.

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Review

"Over the past year, I tool part in an accelerated teacher training course at Muskingum College in Ohio. One of our textbooks was Effective Teaching Methods, Sixth Edition. I read your book cover -to-cover to prepare for the Praxis II PLT exam. It gave me the confidence and information necessary to do well on the exam. I have recently signed a contract to teach high school science and plan to keep your book close at hand to use as a reference."

-- Chrstine Huth

Muskingum Collge Student

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: 528 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 6 edition (April 17, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131714961
• ISBN-13: 978-0131714960
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8 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: #191,090 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.