A Conception of Teaching

by NathanielL.Gage (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2008

  $128.03

  While plenty of literature discusses theory for learning and memory, almost none exists for teaching. This book probes the need and possibility for a theory of teaching and offers many effective teaching practices based on theory.

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $66.50

  The literature of the behavioural and social sciences is full of theory and research on learning and memory. Teaching is comparatively a stepchild, neglected by those who have built a formidable body of theories of learning and memory. However, teaching is where learning and memory theory should pay off. A Conception of Teaching dedicates a chapter to each of the following important components: the need for a theory; the possibility of a theory; the evolution of a paradigm for the study of teaching; a conception of the process of teaching; a conception of the content of teaching; a conception of students' cognitive capabilities and motivations; a conception of classroom management; and the integration of these conceptions. Written in a highly accessible style, while maintaining a base in research, Dr. Nathaniel L. Gage presents A Conception of Teaching with clarity and well situated within current educational debates.