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Student engagement techniques : a handbook for college faculty
Author
Title
Student engagement techniques : a handbook for college faculty / Elizabeth F. Barkley.
ISBN
9780470281918
047028191X
Published
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2010.
Physical Description
xv, 398 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Summary
From the Publisher: Keeping students involved, motivated, and actively learning is challenging educators across the country, yet good advice on how to accomplish this has not been readily available. Student Engagement Techniques is a comprehensive resource that offers college teachers a dynamic model for engaging students and includes over one hundred tips, strategies, and techniques that have been proven to help teachers from a wide variety of disciplines and institutions motivate and connect with their students. The ready-to-use format shows how to apply each of the book's techniques in the classroom and includes purpose, preparation, procedures, examples, online implementation, variations and extensions, observations and advice, and key resources.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 12, 2017
Series
The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-389) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. A conceptual framework for understanding student engagement
What does student engagement mean?
Engagement and motivation
Engagement and active learning
Promoting synergy between motivation and active learning
Additional facets to consider
From theory to practice: teachers talk about student engagement
pt. 2. Tips and strategies (T/S)
Tips and strategies for fostering motivation
Tips and strategies for promoting active learning
Tips and strategies for building community
Tips and strategies for ensuring students are appropriately challenged
Tips and strategies to promote holistic learning
pt. 3. Student engagement techniques (SETS)
Knowledge, skills, recall, and understanding
Analysis and critical thinking
Synthesis and creative thinking
Problem solving
Application and performance
Attitudes and values
Self-awareness as learners
Learning and study skills.
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