Stimulated Recall and Mental Models

Lyn Henderson is a senior lecturer in the School of Education at James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Julie Tallman is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Georgia.

• Part 1 Foreword Chapter 2 1. The Research Study Chapter 3 2. Mental Models Chapter 4 3. Stimulated Recall Methodology Chapter 5 4. Mental Models Emphasizing Procedural and Product Goals Chapter 6 5. Mental Models Facilitating Procedural and Conceptual Understanding Chapter 7 6. The Role of Stimulated Recall in Identifying the Effects of Mental Models on Teaching Chapter 8 7. Use of Mental Models to Analyze and Understand Teachers' Pedagogies Part 9 References Part 10 Subject Index Part 11 Name Index Part 12 About the Authors

This publication is a must read for all teachers, irrespective of the level of teaching and the subject field. It provides a detailed account of how the mental models that a teacher uses to prepare and present a lesson impact on the ability of the student to grasp important concepts.