This handbook designed for teachers of sixth through ninth grades, has two objectives: (1) to make the concept of critical thinking and the principles that underlie it clear; and (2) to show how critical thinking can be taught in language arts, social studies, and science. The i…
"Herndon asks, What is really going on in school? How does the conventional school structure actually affect teaching and learning? Why does something I try not work? Why do some kids just not learn here?" "Herndon has the novelist's gift of presenting characters, conversations,…
In Portland, Oregon, between soccer games and beginning seventh grade, twelve-year-old Madison Kincaid and new classmate Jake try to track down her missing best friend, while also helping her attorney father solve a missing-persons case.
The study investigates the contribution of selected in-school resources on student academic achievement in Indonesian junior high schools. Multiple regression analysis is employed to measure the relative contribution of each variable to the criterion variable. The in-school fact…
The related literature affirms that conducting teacher evaluations is an important responsibility of school principals because assessments provide both data regarding the proficiency of teachers to be used for tenure purposes (summative), and feedback so that teachers can improv…
