Fixing instruction : resolving major issues with a core body of knowledge for critical instruction / Victor P. Maiorana.

A professional core includes a common language of practice, foundation principles and skills, and related standards. Such a core is present in the medical, engineering, and legal professions. Instructionally, it is not present in the teaching profession. There is no core foundation for critical inst...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Maiorana, Victor P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The profession lacks a language of instruction
  • Instructional practice is inherently weak: the hidden story
  • The critical thinking movement has not overcome serialism
  • Teacher preparation does not address critical learning and instruction
  • The profession has no standards for thinking
  • Evidence of how the issues block critical instruction and learning
  • Core body of knowledge for critical instruction.