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Teaching tips : a guidebook for the beginning college teacher / Wilbert J. McKeachie.

By: Publication details: Lexington, Mass. : D.C. Heath, c1986.Edition: 8th editionDescription: xiii, 353 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0669067520 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.125 19 MCK
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Contents
Part I. Getting Started
1. Introduction
2. Countdown for Course Prepare
3. Meeting a Class for the First Time

Part II. Discussion Methods
4. Organization Effective Discussions
5. Student-Centered Discussion Methods
6. Six Roles of Teachers

Part III. Basic Skills: Lecturing, Testing and Grading
7.Lecturing
8. Test and Examinations
9. The A B C's of Assigning Grades

Part IV. Teaching Techniques, Tools and Methods
10. Term Papers and Teaching Writing
11. One- on - One Teaching and counselling
12. Project Methods and Independent Study
13. Reading and Programmed Learning
14. Computer uses in Teaching and Learning
15. Audiovisual Techniques
16. Laboratory Teaching
17. Instructional Games, Simulations and the Case Method
18. Role Playing and Microteaching

Part V. Teaching Large Classes
19. Why Classes Should be small, but what do if you must teach a large class
20. How to have smaller classes despite a shortage of faculty
21. PSI, TIPs, Modular instruction and guided design
22. Large Classes: Morale, Discipline, and Order

Part VI. Perspectives on Teaching and the Teaching Environment
23. Motivating Students
24. Learning and Cognition in the College Classroom
25. Personalizing Education
26. Ethical Standards in Teaching
27. How to Win Friends and Influence Janitors
28. Doing and Evaluating Research on Teaching
29. Improving Teaching
30. Student Ratings of Faculty
31. Faculty Attitudes and Teaching Effectiveness.

Bibliography: p. 309-339.
Includes index : p. 341 - 351

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