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The Art And Science Of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework For Effective Instruction
Though classroom instructional strategies should clearly be based on sound science and research, knowing when to use them and with whom is more of an art. In The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction, author Robert J. Marzano presents a model for ensuring quality teaching that balances the necessity of research-based data with the...more
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July 15th 2007
by Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
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Nov 16, 2010
Claudia
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Marzano does a good job here, as he has before, of synthesizing the research and making it understandable and applicable. I read this with an inward eye, assessing my own classroom behaviors and procedures. I would like to spend time talking to colleagues about these questions and how they play out in our practice.I was interested to see him spend time and space discussing the importance of establishing and maintaining relationships. Not necessarily close 'friendly' relationships, but positive,...more
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The way statistics are used in this book, and the way the author has chosen to lump together studies with disparate methodologies, will be disconcerting for many readers with backgrounds in research. My first bias is to forgive that, both because the author fully discloses the limitations inherent in meta-analysis and because the validity of the statistical approach isn't really so important if there is a good suggestion shared that leads to more learning. In any case, I'm less likely to be sway...more
Apr 17, 2012
Mary
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This books is a great read for teachers especially those who reside in an area in which teachers are to be evaluated using the Marzano Domains. I found this book to be quite informative even though I do believe most teachers do implement some of these strategies into their own classroom. The book is also beneficial to read especially if you are a beginning teacher like I am. Knowing the lingo will really put a feather in your cap when speaking to other teachers and of course administration.
Excellent chapter in here about homework. Every teacher should read and reassess homework.
This is the text Palm Beach County gave the principals and sent them to a workshop. Teachers' evaluations will be based on his research.
I read it, not chapter by chapter, it is kinda dry. I was able to compare what I was doing that was effective. Definitely the chapter on homework is worth reading and sharing with school. I photocopied it.
This is the text Palm Beach County gave the principals and sent them to a workshop. Teachers' evaluations will be based on his research.
I read it, not chapter by chapter, it is kinda dry. I was able to compare what I was doing that was effective. Definitely the chapter on homework is worth reading and sharing with school. I photocopied it.
I'm trying to grow up and read more professional books. Marzano is a name that gets thrown around quite a bit at my school, and I saw this book at Borders, so I thought, why not? What else am I doing? It was a good read--a reminder of a lot of the basic tenants we are taught in undergrad. There were a few gems that I pulled out and hope to be cognizant of when the students come back!
I find the title of this book misleading as the "art" of teaching is not chapters upon chapters of nonsense statistical data. You can have all of the data in the world about your students and still not be an effective teacher. I guess I am "old school" in a way of thinking do what's right for kids. I don't need a book to tell me that.
This book is full of research results that support many things I do in the classroom. I also now have a new bucket of tools to incorporate into my lessons. Sometimes I do things and didn't really now why or have a purpose, this text helped me by giving great daily reflection questions to make each part of my lessons meaningful/purposeful. I like the idea of giving parents guidelines for homework. I want to try interactive homework this year!
I read this because it is required reading for my school district and it is what the district bases its teacher evaluations on.
Informative, yes....but very, very dry reading!
Informative, yes....but very, very dry reading!
There's a lot of information in this book. A lot of the recommendations are things good teachers already do. I am not sure someone can learn to do them from reading a book.
Good research-especially on the usefulness of homework and its impact on younger vs. older kids and the use of cooperative groups. Some great ideas too for teachers to use more student self-monitoring to measure progress. I took off one star because the math involved with the graphs was not very user friendly or understandable. I know I'm an English teacher but gee-whiz!
I only read the sections on classroom management. I heard that this was an amazing book but I found it rather boring. It read like a long research article full of statistics. It is a good reminder of what you should be doing but it didn't have much new to offer.
Good mix of research, stats and vignettes to make the ideas posed in the book more accessible.
Good mix of research, stats and vignettes to make the ideas posed in the book more accessible.
Feb 05, 2011
Jcs2319
marked it as to-read
Great breakdown of teaching basics. Will always have it on hand until I commit it to memory.
The county I teach in evaluates instructional coaches and teachers with standards based on Marzano's books. I must admit, when I first read his book, I found myself having to refocus and reread constantly - it just did not hold my interest! After rereading and discussing with my PLC, I began to take more of an interest, especially the chapters on creating effective rubrics and rethinking how homework is assigned and graded. Overall, I would recommend this as a book study for any school looking f...more
Section on objectives really makes you think.
Good ideas for the classroom.
Great tips for teaching
Worst book of all-time!
Boring and too many statistics. Very little connection to my classroom and more specifically my students.
You can read my thoughts here. (3.5/5)
I read this in chunks as needed and view it more as a resource tool. I strongly recommend, too, taking the class with Robert Marzano. He really helped clarify everything and gave suggestions on how one might adapt it to a specific school. I walked away feeling empowered to design an instructional model for our school. Highly recommend this resource.
While this book is heavy on "impressive" statistics that are supposed to wow the reader, the ideas and framework questions Marzano presents in this professional development book are not very new ideas. I would recommend this to new teachers and veteran teachers who are burned out and need a fresh perspective to help their students learn effectively.
I liked the emphasis on what research tells us about what works and the practical suggestions for structuring lessons and engaging students. I thought the author had realistic ideas for planning instruction that works for all students.
We are currently reading this book as a teaching team at work. So far, the strategies are solid, but bring a big glass of water or iced tea, because this book is very DRY. Bone dry. Lost in the Gobi desert dry.
I like the data that was compiled to prove that the strategies work in the classrooms, but holy cow...dry.
I like the data that was compiled to prove that the strategies work in the classrooms, but holy cow...dry.
I thought Marzano had a lot of practical ideas for both classroom management and instruction. Sometimes this book was dry and heavily statistic driven but supported the information they were presenting. This book is great for educators.
Marzano does a great job of synthesizing what the research says, but it still reads as rather clinical- missing the passion of someone like Doug Reeves. Still, he is a leading expert and well worth the time!
3.5...not as engaging as other Marzano books that I have read, but the founding principals are wonderful & clear. Would be a great book study for any school or leadership team.
Focused on the high expectations chapter for a class I was taking. The information proved helped full & expanded my of view of what high expectations can mean.
I doubt I'm going to finish this. But what I have read is decent. Kind of your typical education book, though. Nothing to get all excited about.
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