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    • A history of Western educational ideas 

      Lawton, Denis; Gordon, Peter (Woburn Press, 2002)
      This book discusses the continuous development of educational thought over three millennia. The focus upon the history of ideas in this volume is partly an attempt to move history of education away from an approach based ...

    • A theory of creative thinking : construction and verification of the dual circulation model 

      He, Kekang (Springer, 2017)
      This book examines research on creative thinking, both current and historical. It explores two dimensions of human thought (time and space) and two modes of thinking (conscious and unconscious) as well as both left and ...

    • Activity box : a resource book for teachers of young students 

      Greenwood, Jean (Cambridge University Press, 1997)
      This resource book for teachers of young students contains a bank of motivating activities to supplement course material. The eight sections are full of useful ideas for fun activities in a variety of teaching situations. ...

    • Adapting information and communication technologies for effective education 

      Tomei, Lawrence (Information Science Reference, 2008)
      Providing innovative research on several fundamental technology-based initiatives, this book will make a valuable addition to every reference library.

    • Assessing writing 

      Weigle, Sara Cushing (Cambridge University Press, 2002)
      Writing is one of the central skills a student must master. Why should they be tested? How should they be tested? What tasks should be used? The answers to these questions are provided by this book, which examines the ...

    • Blended learning in action : a practical guide toward sustainable change 

      Tucker, Catlin R.; Wycoff, Tiffany; Green, Jason T. (Corwin, 2017)
      Blended learning has the power to reinvent education, but the transition requires a new approach to learning and a new skillset for educators. Loaded with research and examples, Blended Learning in Action demonstrates the ...

    • Career quizzes : 12 tests to help you discover and develop your dream career 

      Liptak, John J. (JIST Works, 2008)
      Each chapter centers on an easy, fun, and revealing assessment that coaches job seekers through the successive steps in the career exploration and job search process. The book includes assessments of job satisfaction, ...

    • Challenges and solutions in smart learning : proceeding of 2018 international conference on smart learning environments, Beijing, China 

      Maiga, Chang; Popescu, Elvira; Nian-Shing, Chen; Jemni, Mohamed (Springer, 2018)
      This book focuses on the interplay between pedagogy and technology, and their fusion for the advancement of smart learning environments. It discusses various components of this interplay, including learning and assessment ...

    • Cognition, metacognition, and culture in STEM education : learning, teaching and assessment 

      Dori, Yehudit Judy; Mevarech, Zemira R.; Baker, Dale R. (Springer, 2018)
      This book addresses the point of intersection between cognition, metacognition, and culture in learning and teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). We explore theoretical background and cutting-edge ...

    • College essays that made a difference 

      The Staff of the Princeton Review (Random House, 2010)
      This book is to help anyone who’s having trouble writing their college essay! This book puts you in the admissions officers seat , it gives you all the details to tests scores, GPAs, demographic information & of course essays.

    • Conducting research literature reviews : from the internet to paper 

      Fink, Arlene (SAGE Publications, 2014)
      Offering a step-by-step approach to conducting literature reviews, the Fourth Edition features updated examples and covers: how to select databases and evaluate their quality; selecting and organizing key words and other ...

    • Creating performances for teaching and learning : a practice session for pedagogy 

      McRae, Chris; Huber, Aubrey (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
      This book uses the metaphors of practice spaces and practice sessions to demonstrate the connection between creative and performance practices, and critical pedagogy. It offers a conceptual framework for using performance ...

    • Deep learning 

      Kelleher, John D. (The MIT Press, 2019)
      Deep learning is an artificial intelligence technology that enables computer vision, speech recognition in mobile phones, machine translation, AI games, driverless cars, and other applications. When we use consumer products ...

    • Designing and teaching the secondary science methods course : an international perspective 

      Sickel, Aaron J. (editor); Witzig, Stephen B. (editor) (Sense Publishers, 2017)
      This book provides a comparison of secondary science methods courses from teacher education programs all over the world. Each chapter provides detailed descriptions of the national context, course design, teaching strategies, ...

    • Designing the new American university 

      Crow, Michael M.; Dabars, William B. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015)
      "In this book, Michael Crow will ignite a national discussion on what the new American research university should look like. This new model is one that embraces students with a wide range of backgrounds and abilities while ...

    • Developing teachers and teaching practice : international research perspectives 

      Sugrue, Ciaran (editor); Day, Christopher (editor) (Routledge, 2002)
      This book brings together a selection of papers given at the ninth conference of the International Study Association of Teachers and Teaching (ISATT). The collection takes as a central theme the issue of education as a key ...

    • Doing liberal arts education : the global case studies 

      Nishimura, Mikiko; Sasao, Toshiaki (Springer, 2019)
      This book examines and shares concrete and specific strategies and policies for doing liberal arts education in a wide range of contexts. It deepens readers’ understanding of the processes of adopting interdisciplinary and ...

    • Doing quantitative research in education with SPSS 

      Muijs, Daniel (SAGE Publications, 2004)
      This book provides an introduction to using quantitative methods in educational research. The author writes for non-mathematical students, avoiding the use of mathematical formulae wherever possible. No prior knowledge of ...

    • E-learning by design 

      Horton, William (Pfeiffer, 2012)
      The second edition of the bestselling book E-Learning by Design offers a comprehensive look at the concepts and processes of developing, creating, and implementing a successful e-learning program. This practical, down-to-earth ...

    • Education and extremisms : rethinking liberal pedagogies in the contemporary world 

      Panjwani, Farid (editor); Revell, Lynn (editor); Gholami, Reza (editor); Diboll, Mike (editor) (Routledge, 2018)
      Education and Extremisms addresses one of the most pressing questions facing societies today: how is education to respond to the challenge of extremism? It argues that the implementation of new teaching techniques, curricular ...