Anderson, Lorin W.

Inquiry, data and understanding : a search for meaning in educational research / Lorin W. Anderson - London : Routledge, 2004 - 264 p.

includes index

1. Research, researchers, data and understanding
I. Introduction to section 1: time and learning
2. An empirical investigation of individual difference in time to learn
3. Instruction and time on task: a review
4. Time and timing
5. Introduction to section 2: factors influencing educational effectiveness
6. The relationship among teaching methods, student characteristics and student involvement in learning
7. Understanding teacher behavior in the classroom: a must for sound evaluation
8. The stability of school effectiveness indices across grades and subject matters
9. High school principals and school reform: lessons learned from a statewide study of project re:learning
10. Toward and understanding of unusually successful programs for economically disadvantage students
11. Why should reduce class size lead to increased student achievement?
II. Introduction to section 3: international perspectives
12. The classroom environment study: teaching for learning
13. What IEA studies say about teachers and teaching
14. Improving classroom teaching and learning : what American educators can learn from international research
III. Introduction to section 4: the nature and purpose of educational research
15. The role of conceptual frameworks in understanding and using classroom research
16. Inquiry, data and understanding: a search for meaning in educational research
17. Looking back, moving forward
18. New directions for school and classroom research




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