Improving teacher education through action research

This book presents a broad overview of a variety of methodologies that can be used to improve teacher preparation and professional development programs.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hui, Ming-Fai., Grossman, David L.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2008.
Series:Routledge research in education ; 12.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : teacher educators conducting action research in an era of accountability / Ming-Fai Hui and David L. Grossman
  • Developing productive synergies between formative and summative assessment processes / David Carless
  • Teaching and learning in the context of mass lecture / Amy Ah-May Chan-Yip
  • Cultivating creativity in the classroom : assessment strategies to improve teaching and learning / Ming-Fai Hui
  • Enhancing effective learning in a language teaching module / Pamela Pui-Wan Leung
  • Adopting the guided discovery method to teach creative problem solving / Ming-Fai Hui
  • Using IT to foster cooperative learning and peer assessment / Eugenia Mee-Wah Ng
  • From theory to practice : curriculum for autonomous learning / Rita Shuk-Yin Berry
  • Catering individual learning differences through an e-learning environment / Kai-Ming Li
  • Becoming an agent of change : the application of process writing in a primary class / Ina Yuen-Mei Siu
  • Constructing a professional knowledge-base for teacher education through action research /John Elliott.