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Be prepared for your first year of teaching. Being an NQT is hard work. Wherever and whatever you teach, your first year of teaching will feature both rewarding and challenging days. . There is no shortage of friendly advice for NQTs, from ‘never be afraid to ask for help’ to ‘always accept a cup of tea when it's offered to you’. But where do you go for sound, professional advice from education experts about teaching, learning and your new career?
Effective Learning
Effective Learning
This Chapter
By reading this chapter you will develop your understanding of the following.
- The nature of learning.
- Major learning theories and their influence on practice.
- Key research findings on effective learning.
- Influences on learning.
- Teaching approaches that support effective learning.
Links to the Teachers' Standards
This chapter will help you with the following Teachers' Standards.
2. Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
Including being able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn and how this impacts on teaching.
Introduction
Since the time of Socrates (469–399BC), philosophers, educators and psychologists have examined the processes of how we learn. This has led to a proliferation of theories and numerous research projects. More recently, advances in neuroscience, with the ability to scan brain activity more ...
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