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Tables of Contents for Explaining in the Secondary School
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Acknowledgements
ix
Aims and content
1
4
UNIT 1 What is explaining?
5
10
Practical activity 1
7
1
Main features of explanations
7
3
Discussion activity 2
10
1
The pupil's perspective
10
3
Summary
13
2
Practical activity 3
14
1
UNIT 2 Strategies of explanation
15
14
Written activity 4
16
1
Different approaches
16
3
The broad strategies
19
10
Written activity followed by discussion 5
22
6
Practical activity 6
28
1
UNIT 3 Analysing explanations
29
14
Quantitative analysis
30
1
Qualitative analysis
31
2
Practical activity 7
34
Levels and types of thinking
33
4
Pupils explaining
37
1
Practical activity followed by discussion 8
38
1
Using schedules
38
5
Practical activity followed by discussion 9
39
4
UNIT 4 Knowing the subject matter
43
10
Mastering subject matter
43
3
Written activity followed by practical activity 10
45
1
Explaining concepts
46
2
Written activity followed by practical activity 11
48
1
Written explanations
48
1
Written activity followed by practical activity 12
48
1
Coping strategies
49
4
Written activity 13
52
1
UNIT 5 Effective explaining
53
10
Main features of effective explaining
53
2
The pupil's perspective
55
2
Discover or be told?
57
3
Practical activity followed by written activity 14
59
1
Effecting creativity?
60
3
Practical activity 15
60
3
UNIT 6 Feedback
63
8
Evaluating explanations
64
4
Practical activity 16
67
1
General feedback---research findings, expert views, pupil views
68
3
Practical activity 17
69
2
References
71