Overcoming Barriers to Student Understanding Threshold Concepts And Troublesome Knowledge

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.Meyer, Jan H. F. is the author of 'Overcoming Barriers to Student Understanding Threshold Concepts And Troublesome Knowledge', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415374309 and ISBN 0415374308.