Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement |  | Authors: Robert J. Marzano, Debra Pickering, Jane E. Pollock
Publisher: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve
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Pages: 178
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 0871205041
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.102
EAN: 9780871205049
ASIN: 0871205041
Publication Date: January 2001
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Book Description
What works in education? How do we know? How can teachers find out? How can educational research find its way into the classroom? How can we apply it to help our individual students? Questions like these arise in most schools, and busy educators often don't have time to find the answers. Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, and Jane E. Pollock have examined decades of research findings to distill the results into nine broad teaching strategies that have positive effects on student learning: * Identifying similarities and differences.
* Summarizing and note taking.
* Reinforcing effort and providing recognition.
* Homework and practice.
* Nonlinguistic representations.
* Cooperative learning.
* Setting objectives and providing feedback.
* Generating and testing hypotheses.
* Questions, cues, and advance organizers. This list is not new. But what is surprising is finding out what a big difference it makes, for example, when students learn how to take good notes, work in groups, and use graphic organizers. The authors provide statistical effect sizes and show how these translate into percentile gains for students, for each strategy. And each chapter presents extended classroom examples of teachers and students in action; models of successful instruction; and many "frames," rubrics, organizers, and charts to help teachers plan and implement the strategies.
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Inspiring July 10, 2008
The insights provided in this book guide and inspire the new teacher and the master teacher. The book left me excited about returning to school in the fall.
 Research on Teaching April 14, 2008
This is a very dry book with a lot of excellent ideas. Though hard to read, it is valid in what it presents.
Excellent Read March 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I felt the book was an excellent read. I liked the way it segmented and summarized the classroom instruction methods. However, I did feel at times it went too deep into the research portion, when a nice short summary would have done the job. Also thought the charts used to document research findings could have been displayed better. Overall, as a non-teacher pursuing a teaching degree, it brought me up to speed on classroom instruction strategies.
 Best teacher guide EVER September 15, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This booklet provides vastly more instruction on the nitty-gritty of what teachers need in the classroom. Thank you!
Marzano is a must read. September 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wish I would have heard of Robert Marzano my first year of teaching. This book explains the research behind the classroom instruction and gives you ideas of what you should do. This is a great book to have with the "Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Works".
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