Classroom Instruction That Works: Research - Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
ROBERT J. MARZANO, DEBRA J. PICKERING, JANE E. POLLOCK
For any educator who hungers after real proof of which teaching strategies raise student achievement and by how much, this K–12 guide provides a banquet of research evidence, statistical data, and case studies. Distilling decades of information into a clear plan of action, the authors identify nine categories of instructional strategies that maximize student learning and explain the vital details you need to know about each, including
* Studies in effect size and percentile gain units
* Guiding principles for using the strategies
* Classroom examples of model instructional practice
* Charts, frames, rubrics, organizers, and other tools to help teachers use the strategies right away