Effective Instructional Strategies
From Theory to Practice
- Kenneth D. Moore - Henderson State University (Retired)
The Fourth Edition of Effective Instructional Strategies: From Theory to Practice provides thorough coverage of the strategies and essential skills that every teacher needs to know. This text applies the latest research findings and useful classroom practices to the instructional process by presenting a Theory to Practice approach to instruction, emphasizing the intelligent use of teaching theory and research to improve classroom instruction. Logically and precisely providing information about how to be an effective classroom teacher, this text has been carefully designed to maximize instructional flexibility and to model established principles of instruction. It was further designed to expand the pedagogical teaching knowledge of teachers and their instructional repertoires.
Supplements
Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:
- A Microsoft® Word® test bank, written by Dr. Kenneth D. Moore, is available containing multiple choice, true/false and short answer questions for each chapter. The test bank provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
- A Respondus electronic test bank, written by Dr. Kenneth D. Moore, is available and can be used on PCs. The test bank contains multiple choice, true/false and short answer questions for each chapter and provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding. Respondus is also compatible with many popular learning management systems so you can easily get your test questions into your online course.
- Editable, chapter-specific Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides offer you complete flexibility in easily creating a multimedia presentation for your course. Highlight essential content, features, and artwork from the book.
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.
- Sample course syllabi for semester and quarter courses provide suggested models for use when creating the syllabi for your courses.
- Lively and stimulating ideas for class activities that can be used in class to reinforce active learning. The activities apply to individual or group projects.
- Additional readings provide a jumping-off point for course assignments, papers, research, group work, and class discussion.
- Web exercises direct both instructors and students to useful and current web sites, along with creative activities to extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics.
- Web resources are included for further research and insights.
- EXCLUSIVE! Original video of teachers in the classroom and teacher interviews give your students insights on the topics discussed in the text.
Use the Student Study Site to get the most out of your course! Our Student Study Site is completely open-access and offers a wide range of additional features, including
- Mobile-friendly eFlashcards reinforce understanding of key terms and concepts that have been outlined in the chapters.
- Mobile-friendly web quizzes allow for independent assessment of progress made in learning course material.
- EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide your interpretation.
- Additional readings provide a jumping-off point for course assignments, papers, research, group work, and class discussion.
- Web exercises direct both instructors and students to useful and current web sites, along with creative activities to extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics.
- Web resources are included for further research and insights.
- EXCLUSIVE! Original video of teachers in the classroom and teacher interviews give your students insights on the topics discussed in the text.
Author-created materials on Deconstructing the Standards, Public View of Education, View from the Classroom, An Introduction to Praxis, Portfolio Connections and PRAXIS Connections as well as sample lesson plans are provided for your reference.
“The text is absolutely well written, well organized, and clear.”
“It is current, well planned, and laid out in a progression that makes sense.”
“Overall, Kenneth Moore has written a comprehensive and practical text for undergraduate methods students.”
“I think this textbook has excellent organization and resources.”
“The book is very student friendly.”
“Perfect for a semester length course and text for student future reference for studying/library.”
This book conveys the teaching methods concisely. It provides a systematic overview of the educational process.
I wish to adopt this text for the Planning and Assessment course (YOED 2500) at MTSU.
The text covers the required topics for the course. The text provides opportunity for students to be engaged through essential questions and/or reflections on specific issues. The text aligns content with standards and it provide multiple opportunities for students to guided through different exercises for planning and assessing students.
Text organized well.
Comprehensive and easy to follow, it contains very useful strategies for using in classrooms, as well as theoretical insights and examples, great for conducting educational projects that integrate learning technologies.