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The Theory and Practice of Group Discussion with Quality Talk
This book explores the application of a significant discussion approach, Quality Talk, to English learning in Taiwanese college classrooms. Quality Talk has been found to successfully enhance students' reading comprehension and higher-level thinking in American contexts. It offers an introduction to Quality Talk and demonstrates how it can be implemented in college level English classes. It add…
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- 978-981-16-1409-5
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- vii, 156p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Learning Sciences for Higher Education
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- 428.007 105 124 9 The
Textbooks and Educational Media: Perspectives from Subject Education
This book brings together empirical research and conceptual work on textbooks and education media from 13 countries and 17 disciplines. Along with textbook production, usage, and development, it also explores the interconnectedness of (educational) policy and teaching and learning materials. Further, the book offers insights into regional and local discourses (e.g. specific theories of Po…
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- 978-3-030-80346-9
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- xii, 450p.:Ill
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- -
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- 371.32. Tex
Disciplinary Literacy and Gamified Learning in Elementary Classrooms
This textbook provides real world examples of how disciplinary literacy can incorporate gamified learning opportunities in elementary classrooms (grades K-5 or ages 5-11). It also presents concrete examples of how to seamlessly integrate literacy within other subjects in engaging and unique ways. Furthermore, this text offers practical information related to pedagogy, content, and differentiati…
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- 978-3-030-80349-0
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- xviii, 173p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Springer Texts in Education
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- 372.6 Haa d
Evidence-Based Teaching for the 21st Century Classroom and Beyond
This book serves as an essential intervention where the innovative, evidence based and contemporary teaching, learning approaches, strategies and learning support systems to be incorporated in the learning process are presented, supported with findings. It addresses the complex challenges and limitations in practice supported with evidence, hence providing possible approaches to address them. I…
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- 978-981-33-6804-0
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- XXVI, 265p.:Ill
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- -
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- 371.102 Raj e
Smart Pedagogy of Game-based Learning
This book addresses the role of appropriate, specialized, structured pedagogy for game-based learning. It is an important reference for researchers who have carried out studies in the field of game-based learning with a focus on the digital learning environment. The educational landscape has dramatically changed in times of global pandemic urging us to search for new solutions, new educational …
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- 978-3-030-76986-4
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- XX, 220p.:Ill
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- Advances in Game-Based Learning
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- 371.337 Sma
Empowerment for Teaching Excellence Through Virtuous Agency
This books offers new ways to think about teaching excellence in higher education and presents a definition of the concept of teaching excellence. It offers a fresh interpretation of Boyer’s famous account of scholarship as the foundation of university teaching. To fully understand the nature of teaching excellence in higher education, the book gives an account of the various dimensions of th…
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- 978-3-030-82511-9
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- viii, 107p.:Ill
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- -
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- 378.125 Lot e
Engaging with Contemporary Challenges through Science Education Research
This book starts with the premise that beauty can be an engine of transformation and authentic engagement in an increasingly complex world. It presents an organized picture of highlights from the 13th European Science Education Research Association Conference, ESERA 2019, held in Bologna, Italy. The collection includes contributions that discuss contemporary issues such as climate change, multi…
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- 978-3-030-74490-8
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- XLIV, 329p.:ill
- Series Title
- Contributions from Science Education Research
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- 507.1 Eng
Breathing Life into Sexuality Education
This book seeks to re-envision the purpose and pedagogy of sexuality education, disrupting its conventional instrumental and health related aims. Predominately theoretical in nature, it presses at the traditional limits of sexuality education’s thought by drawing together ideas from disparate disciplinary fields including education, geography, sound studies and new materialist theory. The phi…
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- 978-3-030-82602-4
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- XI, 197p.:Ill
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- -
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- 613.907 1 All b
Care in Mathematics Education
This book investigates the process of care in mathematics teaching. The author proposes transformative educational spaces in which learning mathematics, rather than consisting of a repetitive grind of exercises and facts, can become a part of learner identity. This book describes examples of mathematics teachings in a wide range of contexts and pedagogies, coordinated to identify common feature…
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- 978-3-030-64114-6
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- xix, 212p.:Ill
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- -
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- 510.71 Wat c
Controversies in Medium of Instruction Reform
The book is an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the case of language in education reform and language policy controversies of Hong Kong over the initial two decades after 1997. It is a scholarly monograph of conscientious educators and researchers who have been active during the education reform, collaborating with different parties on school development and classroom teaching experiments…
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- 978-981-16-5784-9
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- xv, 324p.:Ill
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- -
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- 370.951 25 Tse c
Developing Deep Knowledge in Middle School Mathematics
This textbook is for prospective teachers of middle school mathematics. It reflects on the authors’ experience in offering various mathematics education courses to prospective teachers in the US and Canada. In particular, the content can support one or more of 24-semester-hour courses recommended by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (2012) for the mathematical preparation of …
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- 978-3-030-68564-5
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- xxi, 433p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Springer Texts in Education
- Call Number
- 510.71 Abr d
Emergency Remote Learning, Teaching and Leading: Global Perspectives
This book exemplifies the challenges and successes of online learning, teaching and leading in times of crises. It helps shed light on the issues facing online and face-to-face practitioners having to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and continue education within the confines of a specific interface. The volume includes new research and information, which can be built upon in the coming months a…
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- 978-3-030-76591-0
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- xiv, 259p.:Ill
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- -
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- 371.334 467 8 Eme
Science and Drama: Contemporary and Creative Approaches to Teaching and Learning
This edited volume presents interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to drama and science in education. Drawing on a solid basis of research, it offers theoretical backgrounds, showcases rich examples, and provides evidence of improved student learning and engagement. The chapters explore various connections between drama and science, including: students’ ability to engage with scie…
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- 978-3-030-84401-1
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- xiv, 272p.:Ill
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- -
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- 507.1 Sci
Translanguaging in Science Education
This edited volume explores diverse translanguaging practices in multilingual science classrooms in Hong Kong, Lebanon, Luxembourg, South Africa, Sweden and the United States. It presents novel opportunities for using students’ home, first or minority languages as meaning-making tools in science education. It also invites to explore the use of language resources and other multimodal resources…
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- 978-3-030-82973-5
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- vi, 275p.:ill
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- -
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- 404.2 Tra
The Learning and Development of Mathematics Teacher Educators
Research in mathematics teacher education as a distinctive field of inquiry has grown substantially over the past 10-15 years. Within this field there is emerging interest in how mathematics teacher educators (MTEs) themselves learn and develop. Until recently there were few published studies on this topic, and the processes by which mathematics teacher educators learn, and the forms of knowled…
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- 978-3-030-62408-8
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- xxvii, 455p.:Ill
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- -
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- 510.71 The
Political Education in Times of Populism
"In professional and academic contexts nothing is more important than helping people to understand and engage with democratic society. Sant has written an excellent book which helps greatly towards that end. She has developed incisive new arguments about the nature of contemporary politics and education. Using the most recent as well as classic literature, she explores key ideas and issues. Thr…
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- 978-3-030-76299-5
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- xxvii, 230p.:Ill
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- -
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- 320.072 San p
Civic Engagement in Changing Contexts
This book addresses contemporary issues on civic and citizenship education, challenging not just schools but society as a whole. It highlights emerging social influences on civic engagement and democracy in the third decade of the 21st century and analyzes the interaction between these influences and their impact on society. It demonstrates that changes are so complex and the challenges so new …
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- 978-981-16-7495-2
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- xi, 96p.:Ill
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- -
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- 370.115 Ken c
The Great Promise of Educational Technology
This book critically looks at the tensions between the promise to transform education through the use of digital technology and the tendency to utilize digital technology in instrumental and technical ways. The widespread use of digital technology has had a remarkable effect on almost every domain of human life. This technological change has caused governments, educational departments, and non-…
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- 978-3-030-83613-9
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- XIII, 190p.:Ill
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- -
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- 371.33 Mam t
Integrating Indigenous and Western Education in Science Curricula
This book explores diverse relationships at play in integrating Indigenous knowledges and Western Science in curricula. The readers will unravel ways in which history, policy, and relationships with local Indigenous communities play a role in developing and implementing ‘cross-cultural’ science curricula in schools. Incorporating stories from multiple individuals involved in curriculum d…
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- 978-3-030-88949-4
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- XXIII, 270p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Curriculum Studies Worldwide
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- 507.1 Kim i
Classroom-based Conversation Analytic Research
This book presents an international range of conversation analytic (CA) studies of classroom interaction which all discuss their empirical findings in terms of their theoretical and methodological contribution to the field of second language studies and their potential pedagogical relevance. The volume is thus unique in its focus on the theoretical and practical insights of CA classroom-based r…
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- 978-3-030-52193-6
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- ,x 426p.:Ill
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- -
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- 418.007 1 Cla
Teaching for Numeracy Across the Age Range
This book provides an introduction to what it means to be numerate, and how numeracy can best be developed and nurtured in children and in adults. It also presents a cohesive coverage of numeracy development from early childhood to adulthood. This book draws on international research and practice to provide a comprehensive overview on the topic. It depicts and draws connections with the Nationa…
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- 978-981-16-3761-2
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- ix, 118p.:Ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Education
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- 513 Wes t
Developing Mathematical Proficiency for Elementary Instruction
The need to improve the mathematical proficiency of elementary teachers is well recognized, and it has long been of interest to educators and researchers in the U.S. and many other countries. But the specific proficiencies that elementary teachers need and the process of developing and improving them remain only partially conceptualized and not well validated empirically. To improve this situat…
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- 978-3-030-68956-8
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- xvii, 298p.:Ill
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- -
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- 510.71 Dev
Improving Applied Mathematics Education
This book presents various contemporary topics in applied mathematics education and addresses both interested undergraduate instructors and STEM education researchers. The diverse set of topics of this edited volume range from analyzing the demographics of the United States mathematics community, discussing the teaching of calculus using modern tools, engaging students to use applied mathematic…
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- 978-3-030-61717-2
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- xiv, 85p.:Ill
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- -
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- 510.71 Imp
A Beginner’s Guide to Learning Analytics
This book A Beginner’s Guide to Learning Analytics is designed to meet modern educational trends’ needs. It is addressed to readers who have no prior knowledge of learning analytics and functions as an introductory text to learning analytics for those who want to do more with evaluation/assessment in their organizations. The book is useful to all who need to evaluate their learning and teac…
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- 978-3-030-70258-8
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- xiii, 326p.:Ill
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- -
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- 379.158 Sri a
Teaching 21st Century Skills
This book helps educators provide opportunities for their students to engage in creative and collaborative projects that blur the lines between subjects and promote problem-finding and problem-solving activities. It offers a global perspective on makerspaces through an Indian and Australian lens, illustrating the commonalities between the approach and the pedagogy in order to highlight the univ…
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- 978-981-16-4361-3
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- xiii, 215p.:Ill
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- -
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- 507.1 Kou t
Merging Numeracy with Literacy Practices for Equity in Multilingual Early Yea…
This book draws on both in and out of school literacy practices with teachers and families to enhance the numeracy of early learners. It provides highly illustrative exemplars, targeted for learners up to approximately eight years of age whose home language differs from the language of instruction. It identifies the challenges faced by these learners and their families, and shares ways of build…
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- 978-981-16-7767-0
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- xiii, 240p.:Ill.
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- -
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- 510.71 Jor m
Beyond Shanghai and PISA
This book seeks to illustrate the research on mathematics competencies and disposition in China according to the conceptual development and empirical investigation perspective. Mathematics education in China has a distinguishing feature a focus of attention to mathematical competency. Paradoxically, there has not been an explicit, refined, and measurable evaluation system in place to assess mat…
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- 978-3-030-68157-9
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- xxi, 364p.:Ill
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- -
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- 510.71 Bey
Rethinking Art Education Research through the Essay
This book explores the pedagogical applications of critical thinking in art education and scholarship. In the first part of the book, the author delves into the ways that arts-based educational research has incorporated critical thinking in order to illuminate the context for the subsequent study. The second half of the book focuses on the essay as a genre used in creative nonfiction and film i…
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- 978-3-030-81269-0
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- VIII, 169p.:Ill
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- -
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- 707.1 Mor r
Teaching History for the Contemporary World
This book brings together history educators from Australia and around the world to tell their own personal stories and how they approach teaching history in the context of contemporary tensions in the classroom. It encourages historians to think actively about how history in the classroom can play a role in helping students to make sense of their world and to act honourably within it. The …
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- 978-981-16-0247-4
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- xv, 254p.:Ill
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- -
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- 907.11 Tea
Personal Narratives of Teacher Knowledge
This book illustrates how the experiential histories of teachers shape and inform the knowledge of teachers as professionals. Situating personal experiences into the context of social, political, and economic events gives clarity to the intercultural dynamics of being Chinese and Western. What can we learn from each other to transform our teaching and learning? The book engages in a cross-cultu…
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- 978-3-030-82032-9
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- xxv, 222p.:Ill
- Series Title
- Intercultural Reciprocal Learning in Chinese and Western Education
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- 371.102 Eng p
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