observation application educational applications

books:

An Educator's Guide To Field-based Classroom Observation (Houghton Mifflin Guide)
Gary D. Borich, James M. Cooper

Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003

This guide explores how students enrolled in teacher education courses can get the most out of their observations in schools and other education-related settings. The author explores several research-based methods for viewing classroom behavior and provides practical exercises to help prospective teachers interpret the busy and complex interactions they observe.

Effective Teaching Methods: Research-Based Practice with DVD and Free Web Access

1 review
Gary D. Borich

Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall, 2006

Good Deal!
I purchased this book as a textbook for a class. It was a much better deal than buying from the local bookstores... and it was brand NEW! The product arrived in a very timely manner and was shrink wrapped with the promised CD-ROM. Great buy!

Educational Testing and Measurement: Classroom Application and Practice

2 reviews
Tom Kubiszyn, Gary D. Borich

Wiley, 2006

Textbook Review
I needed this book ASAP for a college class that I was taking. The local bookstore was out of stock. I took a chance and ordered the book from this seller and I received it in just a few days, even before I had to go to my class. It was in perfect condition. Thank you!!

Teaching Strategies that Promote Thinking: Models and Curriculum Approaches
Ai Choo Ong; Gary D. Borich

McGraw-Hill Education (Asia), 2006

Teaching Strategies that Promote Thinking offers teachers and educational decision makers a repertoire of methods for teaching thinking that is underpinned by sound theories, with guidelines for the design and implementation of a well thought-out thinking curriculum. This book is written with a strong practical orientation, with classroom examples created by noted and experienced classroom practitioners that demonstrate how the various methods ...

Observation Skills for Effective Teaching (5th Edition)

1 review
Gary D. Borich

Prentice Hall, 2007

I See Why This Book Is Popular
Check out the contents of this book. Soooooo much detail. That's exactly what teachers need. We can never get too much training and knowledge on assessment, for that informs our pedagogy and practice. It also brings our standards to life in a realistic-way. Please get it. I wish I had this when I was a preservice teacher!

Effective Teaching Methods: Research Based Practice (6th Edition)

4 reviews
Gary D. Borich

Prentice Hall, 2006

Teachers are Pivotal for Learner-Centeredness to Occur
Finally... I found an author and educator who states the obvious. In order to be a successful teacher, one has to first understand oneself as a person - the positive and negative aspects of our personality and identity that impact our instruction. Only by understanding these issues are teachers freed to "move the learner to the center". Borich does an outstanding job utilizing a friendly, ...

Educational Assessment for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom (2nd Edition)
Gary D. Borich, Martin L. Tombari

Prentice Hall, 2003

Brief and practical, this popular book focuses on what classroom assessment is and how to do it , and bridges the gap between testing a learner's knowledge of particular ?information? and measuring his or her ability to transfer knowledge and think strategically. Coverage encompasses all of the issues surrounding the use of classroom assessments (validity, reliability, bias, impact) through targeted discussions that address everything ...

Authentic Assessment in the Classroom: Applications and Practice
Martini L. Tombari, Gary D. Borich

Pearson Education, 1998

This paperback focuses on authentic assessment?what it is, how to do it, and what the issues surrounding it are (e.g., validity, reliability, and impacts on instruction). The authors intent is to excite teachers about the possibilities for learning in their classrooms and to indicate ways to communicate this learning to other teachers, parents, and learners. Gives classroom teachers alternative ways of assessing how their learners think, what ...