Synthesis of Research on Good Teaching : Insights from the Work of the Institute for Research on Teaching
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R ecent years have witnessed greatly increased appreciation of the centrality of good teach ing to the effectiveness of schooling and of the role of research on teaching in developing a knowledge base to inform the teaching profession. This article draws on findings from the past decade of research on teaching, and in particular on findings developed at the Institute for Research on Teaching (IRT), to present a model of what good teaching is, a better understanding of why it is difficult, and some hypothe ses about how it can be increased
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