Teaching in Effective Primary Schools

This authoritative book distinguishes excellent classroom practice from the good and from the poor and illustrates a range of effective teaching strategies. This practitioners’ book presents rich, qualitative descriptions of classroom life based on the researchers’ detailed observations of British primary schools. The authors describe the specific teaching behavior that affected student learning outcomes; identify which were the most – and least –effective lessons and why; and analyze key aspects of the lessons such as interactions, teacher-pupil dialogue and behavior management.