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Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in educational psychology / selected, edited, and with introductions by Leonard Abbeduto. [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Taking sidesPublication details: Guilford, Connecticut : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, (c)2004.Edition: third edition.itionDescription: xviii, 415 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780072917239
Other title:
  • Clashing views on controversial issues in educational psychology
  • Educational psychology
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1050.A124.T355 2004
  • LB1050
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Contents:
Are single-gender classes the only way to ensure equal educational opportunities for boys and girls? -- Should ability-level tracking be abandoned? -- Should English immersion replace bilingual education? -- Is full inclusion always the best option for children with disabilities? -- Should instruction be matched to student learning style? -- Should schools try to increase students' self-esteem? -- Should moral education be part of the school curriculum? -- Should schools adopt a constructivist approach to education? -- Does reinforcement facilitate learning? -- Can Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences transform educational practice? -- Will a push for standards and accountability lead to more motivated students? -- Do recent discoveries about the brain and its development have implications for classroom practice? -- Is the whole language approach to reading effective? -- Is cooperative learning effective? -- Should schools embrace computers and technology? -- Will performance assessment lead to meaningful education reform? -- Can a zero-tolerance policy lead to safe schools? -- Should U.S. schools be evaluated against schools in other countries?
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction LB1051.T35 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001445499

Includes bibliographies and index.

Are single-gender classes the only way to ensure equal educational opportunities for boys and girls? -- Should ability-level tracking be abandoned? -- Should English immersion replace bilingual education? -- Is full inclusion always the best option for children with disabilities? -- Should instruction be matched to student learning style? -- Should schools try to increase students' self-esteem? -- Should moral education be part of the school curriculum? -- Should schools adopt a constructivist approach to education? -- Does reinforcement facilitate learning? -- Can Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences transform educational practice? -- Will a push for standards and accountability lead to more motivated students? -- Do recent discoveries about the brain and its development have implications for classroom practice? -- Is the whole language approach to reading effective? -- Is cooperative learning effective? -- Should schools embrace computers and technology? -- Will performance assessment lead to meaningful education reform? -- Can a zero-tolerance policy lead to safe schools? -- Should U.S. schools be evaluated against schools in other countries?

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