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| Preface | |
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| Teaching | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How Appropriate Are Most Teachers' Assignments? | |
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| Ability Grouping: Does It Cause More Problems Than It Solves? | |
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| Are There Any New Teaching Methods? Yes, and This One Produces Startling Results! | |
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| Are You Teaching Kids the Right Skills for Remembering? | |
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| How to Make a Good Impression Every Day | |
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| Why What You Write on Homework Papers Counts | |
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| How to Increase Scientific Literacy: Teach It! | |
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| What Do We Know About Well-Managed Classrooms? | |
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| Managing Instructional Time | |
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| What Kind of Resource Is Your Resource Room? | |
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| Teacher Efficacy: How Can Teachers Make a Difference? | |
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| Instructional Strategies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Being the Teacher Helps Students Learn | |
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| When Are Two Heads Better Than One? | |
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| Peer Tutoring: A New Look at a Popular Practice | |
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| The Case for Peer Tutoring | |
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| How to Make Cross-Age Tutoring Work | |
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| The Benefits of Reading Stories Aloud | |
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| Retelling Stories Can Help Kids Become Better Readers | |
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| Should We Raise the Reading Speed Limit for First-Graders? | |
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| The Field Trip: Frill or Essential | |
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| Play Is the Work of Childhood | |
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| Bilingual Instruction: Which Strategies Work Best? | |
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| Learning | |
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| Introduction | |
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| How Memory Works: Implications for Teachers | |
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| Rethinking Intellectual Aptitude | |
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| Use What Students Already Know to Teach New Things | |
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| Challenging Misconceptions in Science | |
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| How Children Think About Mathematics | |
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| Are Your Students Getting the Most From Their Writing Revisions? | |
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| Schooling and the Reduction of Linguistic Competence | |
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| What Are Students Doing When They Do All That Seatwork? | |
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| Helping Kids Learn How to Learn | |
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| Motivation | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Is Your Classroom Learning-Oriented? | |
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| Are Grades Undermining Motivation? | |
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| Motivating Students Through Project-Based Learning | |
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| Fictional Inducements to Attention | |
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| Do Failing Students Benefit From Being Retained? | |
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| Are We Expecting Enough Effort From Students | |
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| Can We Help Children Stay Enthusiastic About School? | |
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| Changing Minds to Change Behavior | |
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| School and Society | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Is Parent Involvement Worth the Effort? | |
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| Parents Can Be Great Summer Tutors | |
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| Does Culture Affect Reading Comprehension? | |
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| Big Gains in Reading Overnight: Creating the Right Context for Learning | |
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| Are You Helping Boys Outperform Girls in Math? | |
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| Creating Better School Citizens | |
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| Effective Schools: Teachers Make the Difference | |
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| Testing | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Getting the Best Estimate of Learning Potential | |
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| Student Anxiety and Student Achievement onTests | |
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| Should Students Be Made Test-Wise? | |
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| How Standardized Tests Affect Teachers | |
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| Performance Testing in Education: An Increase in Authenticity | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Index | |