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This access code card provides access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. In a conversational style, this market-leading text shows how to apply effective, realistic, research-based teaching practices in today's heterogeneous classrooms.
Effective Teaching Methods: Research-Based Practice, 8/e, prepares teachers to meet the many challenges presented by the changing face of the American school and classroom teaching today-and discover the opportunities for professional growth and advancement those changes provide. The content presented is the direct result of years of research and observation of effective teaching practices in actual classrooms. These are the experiences of real teachers in real classroom, showing teachers both what to do to meet today's teaching challenges, and how to do it. The Eighth Edition provides readers with new coverage of important topics including Multiple Intelligences, professional learning communities, working with parents, and standardized testing. A new chapter on Technology Integration includes information on 21
st century learning technologies, why teaching with technology is important, and assessing technology integration as well as its effectiveness. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded videos.
Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText* This access code card provides access to the new Enhanced Pearson eText, a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is:
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* The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads. *The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7" or 10" tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later. About the Author: Gary Borich grew up on the south side of Chicago, where he attended Mendel High School and later taught in the public school system of Niles, Illinois. He received his doctoral degree from Indiana University, where he was director of evaluation at the Institute for Child Study. Dr. Borich is a professor in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin and a past member of the board of examiners of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Dr. Borich's other books include
Observation Skills for Effective Teaching, sixth edition;
Educational Assessment for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom, second edition (with M. Tombari);
Clearly Outstanding: Making Each Day Count in Your Classroom;
Becoming a Teacher: An Inquiring Dialogue for the Beginning Teacher;
Educational Psychology: A Contemporary Approach, second edition (with M. Tombari);
Educational Testing and Measurement, tenth edition (with T. Kubiszyn); and
The Appraisal of Teaching: Concepts and Process. Dr. Borich lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, Kathy and his son, Damon and daughter, Brandy. His interests include training and riding Arabian horses and he is the author of
An Illustrated Introduction to Classical Horsemanship.
