Wragg and Brown (1993: 3) describe explaining as 'giving understanding to another' and they suggest that an explanation can help someone understand: · concepts; · cause and effect; · procedures; · purposes and objectives; ...
This second edition retains these strengths, but has been completely revised to take account of recent thinking in education and of the new situation created by the National Curriculum with its associated assessment.
We use the word learn for several different activities. Sometimes we are asking children to memorise something, e.g. 'Learn those spellings'; sometimes we are describing a more complex process involving different kinds of learning, ...
Updated with regard to issues such as literacy and numeracy strategies and the latest edition of the national curriculum, this new edition covers recent research into effectiveness in teaching and learning and developing emotional ...
This classic work offers help on everyday problems of classroom organization: how to group children, how to physically arrange a classroom, and how to make the most efficient use of time and resources.