{"product_id":"teaching-first-year-college-students-isbn-9780787964399","title":"Teaching First-Year College Students","description":"\u003ci\u003eTeaching First-Year College Students\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoroughly expanded and updated edition of \u003ci\u003eTeaching College Freshmen\u003c\/i\u003e, which has become a classic in the field since it was published in 1991. The book offers concrete suggestions about specific strategies and approaches for faculty who teach first-year courses. The new edition is based on the most current research on teaching and learning and incorporates information about the demographic changes that have occurred in student populations since the first edition was published. The updated strategies are designed to help first-year students adjust effectively to both the academic and nonacademic pressures of college. The authors also help faculty understand first-year students and show how their experiences in high school have prepared¾or not prepared¾them for the world of higher education.  PREFACE.  \u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHORS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: Understanding First-Year Students.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: First-Year Students in Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Intellectual Development in College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Learning Styles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: Effective Instruction for First-Year Students.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Knowing, Understanding, Thinking, and Learning How to Learn: The Goals of First-Year Instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Preparing a Syllabus and Meeting the First Class.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Presenting and Explaining.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Creating Involvement in the Classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Encouraging Active Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Supporting Active Study Practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Trying Transformed Teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Evaluating Student Learning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Grading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART THREE: Opportunities and Challenges in First-Year Instruction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Creating Inclusion in First-Year Classrooms and Curricula.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Teaching Large Classes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Sustaining Engagement Outside Class: Office Hours, Advising, and First-Year Seminars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Strengthening Commitment to First-Year Instruction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eREFERENCES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINDEX.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBette LaSere Erickson\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Instructional Development Program at the University of Rhode Island. She was a founding member and former executive director of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalvin B. Peters\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of sociology and anthropology at the University of Rhode Island. He was co-principal investigator of the university's Multicultural Center Faculty Fellows Program.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Weltner Strommer\u003c\/b\u003e is an accreditation adviser to international institutions of higher education in Europe and the Middle East. She is dean emerita of University College and Special Academic Programs at the University of Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eThe Guide for Teaching First-Year Students\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTeaching First-Year College Students is a thoroughly expanded and updated edition of Teaching College Freshmen, which has become a classic in the field since it was published in 1991. The book offers concrete suggestions about specific strategies and approaches for faculty who teach first-year courses. The new edition is based on the most current research on teaching and learning and incorporates information about the demographic changes that have occurred in student populations since the first edition was published. The updated strategies are designed to help first-year students adjust effectively to both the academic and nonacademic pressures of college. The authors also help faculty understand first-year students and show how their experiences in high school have prepared—or not prepared—them for the world of higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a highly accessible format, the book contains instructive commentary from both students and educators and includes a new chapter that addresses the topic of creating inclusion in classrooms and curricula. In addition, this revised edition offers information on active learning techniques, learning styles, constructing evaluation tools and assessments, and alternative teaching methods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990136307941,"sku":"NP9780787964399","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787964399.jpg?v=1761786641","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/teaching-first-year-college-students-isbn-9780787964399","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}