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Teaching first-year college students / Bette LaSere Erickson, Calvin B. Peters, Diane Weltner Strommer.
Record details
- ISBN: 0787964395 (cloth)
- ISBN: 9780787964399
- Physical Description: xx, 284 p. ; 28 cm.
- Edition: Rev. and expanded ed.
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2006.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Rev. ed. of: Teaching college freshmen. 1991.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-274) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- First-year students in perspective -- Intellectual development in college -- Learning styles -- Knowing, understanding, thinking, and learning how to learn : the goals of first-year instruction -- Preparing a syllabus and meeting the first class -- Presenting and explaining -- Creating involvement in the classroom -- Encouraging active reading -- Supporting active study practices -- Trying transformed teaching -- Evaluating student learning -- Grading -- Creating inclusion in first-year classroom and curricula -- Teaching large classes -- Sustaining engagement outside class : office hours, advising, and first-year seminars -- Strengthening commitment to first-year instruction.
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- College teaching > United States.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Library | LB 2331 E76 2006 (Text) | 26040003067846 | Teaching & Learning | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Book News
The authors answer questions and concerns of teachers and administrators involved with first-year college students, arguing that programs and classes for this cohort require reasonable vigor and appropriate support, variety and engagement. They describe typical first-year students, their intellectual development in college and learning styles, give information on effective instruction, including preparing a syllabus, supporting active study practices and evaluating learning, and examine such challenges as practicing inclusion, teaching large classes, sustaining engagement outside class, and strengthening commitment to first-year instruction. Although they do not address the needs of all students, such as those who are older or disabled, they do consider racial and gender issues in early college curriculum and instruction. They include commentary from students as well as new and experienced educators. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - WILEY
Teaching First-Year College Students is a thoroughly expanded and updated edition of Teaching College Freshmen, which has become a classic in the field since it was published in 1991. The book offers concrete suggestions about specific strategies and approaches for faculty who teach first-year courses. The new edition is based on the most current research on teaching and learning and incorporates information about the demographic changes that have occurred in student populations since the first edition was published. The updated strategies are designed to help first-year students adjust effectively to both the academic and nonacademic pressures of college. The authors also help faculty understand first-year students and show how their experiences in high school have prepared¾or not prepared¾them for the world of higher education.