Product Description

This text is written to support PGCE students in the initial stages of their teaching careers and mentors who are central in their training. Students are guided through the PGCE year, looking at and revisiting major issues such as pupil management and assessment in increasingly complex ways. A practical research strand runs throughout, using case studies and covering action research strategies to provide students with the tools to evaluate their own teaching.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #77402 in Books
• Published on: 1997-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 399 pages

Customer Reviews

A great introduction to teaching stratagies.
I found this book covers an extensive range of everyday aspects of teaching.It's straight forward to understand and is really easy to follow. As a prospective secondary school teacher I've found that it gives you a variety of aproaches and allows you to draw up your own conclusions. It has up to date material, relevant to the national curriculum that is currently being taught.The book also introduces aspects of teaching that may not be covered while training, but is still relevant to the profession.The book is a great companion for any teaching course in secondary education field not just a P.G.C.E. Some issues are relevant to primary but is mainly concerned with secondary.

Pretty good overview - no real depth though
I bought this in advance of starting a PGCE in Biology this autumn. I wanted to get an idea of what I would be learning about and get a head start with some of the subjects.

This book pretty much does that, but no more.

When I first opened it I was a bit daunted. There is a lot of jargon and the book is heavier than it looks.

I decided to try and skim through it to get an overview of what was on offer. But once I started I realised its actually not that in depth and its possible to read it thoroughly and not get overloaded.

Chapter headings include 'Motivation', 'Adolescence', and 'Language Awareness', as well as chapters on classroom management, the national curriculum, and some of the prominent schools of thought in British teaching.

There are cues to self-reflection and action points for students either in college or during classroom experience.

But nothing is too complicated.

This book is not enough on its own to get you through a PGCE, but it is a very good start. I would not hesitate to recommend it to prospective teachers.