Overcoming Barriers to Student Understanding

Overview

It has long been a matter of concern to teachers in higher education why certain students 'get stuck' at particular points in the curriculum whilst others grasp concepts with comparative ease. What accounts for this variation in student performance and, more importantly, how can teachers change their teaching and courses to help students overcome such barriers?

This book examines the difficulties of student learning and offers advice on how to overcome them through course design, assessment practice and teaching methods. It also provides innovative case material from a wide range of institutions and disciplines, including the social sciences, the humanities, the sciences and economics.

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Author Information

Bio of Madonna Harrington Meyer

Madonna Harrington Meyer is Associate Professor of Sociology, and Senior Research Associate, at the Center for Policy Research, at Syracuse University. Her research focuses on old age policy in the United States and appears in such journals as the American Sociological Review, Journal of Health and Social Policy, Gender and Society, and Social Problems

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Additional Info

Imprint

Taylor & Francis

Filesize

306.67 KB

Number of Pages

213

eBook ISBN

0203966279