Understanding Undergraduates : Challenging our preconceptions of student success.

Most university teachers have ideas about the typical good or not-so-good student in their classes, but rarely do they share these thoughts with others. By keeping quiet about the preconceptions - or stereotypes - they harbour, teachers put themselves at risk of missing key evidence to help them rev...

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Main Author: Popovic, Celia
Other Authors: Green, David A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2012.
Series:SEDA Series.
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505 0 |a Cover; Understanding Undergraduates; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Series Editor's Introduction; 1. Introduction; 2. Understanding the Research Context; 3. Higher Education in the Uk and Usa; 4. Understanding Beliefs Shared by Teachers in the Uk and Usa; 5. Understanding Uk Teachers' Beliefs; 6. Understanding Us Teachers' Beliefs; 7. Understanding Students' Beliefs; 8. Challenging Our Preconceptions; Appendix 1. Student Surveys; Appendix 2. Group-work Tables; Appendix 3. Vignettes; References; Index. 
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