3rd Edition

Instructional Strategies for Middle and High School

By Bruce E. Larson Copyright 2023
274 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

274 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

274 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Instructional Strategies for Middle and High School is an accessible, practical, and engaging methods textbook that introduces pre-service teachers to various instructional strategies and helps them to decide how and when to use these methods in the classroom. Classrooms are comprised of diverse learners, and aspiring teachers will face complex decisions about student assessment. This book... Read more

Introduction  Part 1: Teaching on a Solid Foundation  1. The Learner and the Classroom Learning Community  2. What Students Learn (And You Teach)  3. Preparing Learning Targets and Assessing Student Learning  4. Long and Short Range Planning  Part 2: Examining Six Instructional Strategies  5. Lecture/Interactive Presentation  6. Questioning  7. Cooperative Learning  8. Simulations, Role-Play and Dramatization  9. Discussion and Debate  10. Inquiry and Student-Directed Investigations  Glossary

Biography

Bruce E. Larson is Professor of Social Studies and Secondary Education at Western Washington University, USA.