An attractive and innovative four-level course for lower-secondary students. In addition to extra practice of the language covered in the Student's Book, there are extension exercises for fast finishers in the Workbook. A 'Learning diary' helps students assess their progress and take ownership of their own learning.
"The Lecturer's Toolkit" is the primary resource for all teachers in higher education, whatever their experience, who are seeking to improve their teaching skills. It is developed around detailed, practical guidance on the core elements of effective teaching in higher education and is packed with accessible advice and common sense. This fully updated edition covers key topics including: learning styles; assessment; lecturing; personal management skills; formative feedback; large and small group teaching; blended learning;
For those more familiar with the aspects of polymer clay and sculpting, this book contains valuable information and techniques that may be applied to an artist's own work; thereby improving its strength and quality. Katherine's use of armatures and proportion is well explained and portrayed, making this book an excellent learning resource for beginning sculptors, as well as a superb reference tool for advanced sculptors.
This textbook offers an accessible and highly-effective approach which is characterised by the combination of the textbook with a detailed guide on an accompanying CD. This study guide divides the whole learning task into small units which the student is very likely to master successfully. Thus he or she is asked to read and study a limited section of the textbook and then to return to the study guide. Through interactive learning with the study guide, the results are controlled and deepened by graded questions, exercises, repetitions and finally by problems and applications of the content studied.
Mathematics Teaching and Learning Strategies in PISA
This report offers policy insights and stimulates new research to complement and further develop the recent OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) and the upcoming PISA 2012 assessment, which will again focus on mathematics. The report aims to identify instructional practices and learning strategies that contribute to increased achievement in mathematics and general knowledge. It then explains how these strategies may be related to different countries’ school system structures.
