McKeachie's teaching tips : strategies, research, and theory for college and university teachers / Marilla D. Svinicki & Wilbert J. McKeachie ; with chapters by David Nicol [and others].
| Author/creator | Svinicki, Marilla D., 1946- |
| Other author | McKeachie, Wilbert James, 1921-2019 |
| Other author | McKeachie, Wilbert James, 1921-2019. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 14th ed. |
| Publication Info | Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, ©2014. |
| Description | xxiii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Teaching tips |
| Contents | Introduction -- Countdown for course preparation -- Meeting a class for the first time -- Reading as active learning -- Facilitating discussion -- How to make lectures more effective -- Assessing, testing, and evaluating : grading is not the most important function -- Testing : the details -- Good designs for written feedback for students -- Assigning grades: what do they mean? -- Motivation in the college classroom -- Teaching culturally diverse students -- Different students, different challenges -- Active learning : group-based learning -- Experiential learning : case-based, problem-based, and reality-based -- Using high-stakes and low-stakes writing to enhance learning -- Technology and teaching -- Teaching large classes (you can still get active learning!) -- Laboratory instruction : ensuring an active learning experience -- Teaching students how to become more strategic and self-regulated learners -- Teaching thinking -- The ethics of teaching -- Vitality and growth throughout your teaching career. |
| General note | Rev. ed. of: McKeachie's teaching tips / Marilla D. Svinicki & Wilbert J. McKeachie. c2011. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-374) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781133936794 |
| ISBN | 1133936792 |