TY - BOOK ID - 14301874 TI - Instructional explanations in the disciplines AU - Kucan, Linda. AU - Stein, Mary Kay. PY - 2010 SN - 1441905936 1441905952 1282839012 9786612839016 1441905944 1489983163 PB - New York ; London : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Learning, Psychology of. KW - Teaching. KW - Instructional systems KW - Teaching KW - Learning, Psychology of KW - Education KW - Social Sciences KW - Theory & Practice of Education KW - Instructional systems. KW - Leinhardt, Gaea. KW - Didactics KW - Instruction KW - Pedagogy KW - School teaching KW - Schoolteaching KW - Learning KW - Psychology of learning KW - Learning systems KW - Psychological aspects KW - Education. KW - School management and organization. KW - School administration. KW - Educational psychology. KW - Administration, Organization and Leadership. KW - Teaching and Teacher Education. KW - Educational Psychology. KW - Learning & Instruction. KW - Psychology. KW - Pedagogical content knowledge KW - Training KW - Educational psychology KW - Comprehension KW - Learning ability KW - Educational technology KW - Psychology, Educational KW - Psychology KW - Child psychology KW - Education—Psychology. KW - Learning. KW - Instruction. KW - Learning process KW - Administration, Educational KW - Educational administration KW - Inspection of schools KW - Operation policies, School KW - Policies, School operation KW - School administration KW - School inspection KW - School operation policies KW - School organization KW - Schools KW - Management KW - Organization KW - Inspection KW - Management and organization KW - Teachers KW - Organization and Leadership. KW - Instructional Psychology. KW - Training of. KW - Teacher education KW - Teacher training KW - Teachers, Training of UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14301874 AB - In today’s climate of accountability and standards, increasing attention is focused on teacher "quality," with less emphasis on what teachers actually do to interest and engage students in learning. This path-breaking volume addresses this research problem with a clear definition and a content-specific analysis of the most essential teaching moment—the instructional explanation—for vital new perspectives on educational method and process. Rich in examples from science, mathematics, and the humanities (and touching on areas of course development and pre-service training), Instructional Explanations in the Disciplines explores a variety of interactive contexts for teaching and learning, which may be collaborative between teachers, students, and others, performed in non-classroom settings, or assisted by technology. The book’s subject-matter-specific framework reveals key elements in the process, such as carefully examining the question to be answered, making connections with what is already known, and developing examples conducive to further understanding. Among the topics covered: The model as a method of explanation in science How—and why—teachers explain things as they do "Let us explain with you": introducing instructional explanations How families talk about art in museum settings, and what we can learn from it Developing writing skills through students’ giving instructional explanations Instructional explanation in the context of learning and identity Instructional Explanations in the Disciplines is a valuable addition to the education library, giving researchers new methods of unpacking educational process as few books before it. ER -