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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
From the Inside Flap: Any conversation about effective teaching must begin with a consideration of how students learn. However, instructors may find a gap between resources that focus on the technical research on learning and those that provide practical classroom strategies. How Learning Works provides the bridge for such a gap. In this volume, the authors introduce seven general principles of learning, distilled from the research literature as well...
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Publisher
West Virginia University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Even on good days, teaching is a challenging profession. One way to make the job of college instructors easier, however, is to know more about the ways students learn. How Humans Learn aims to do just that by peering behind the curtain and surveying research in fields as diverse as developmental psychology, anthropology, and cognitive neuroscience for insight into the science behind learning. The result is a story that ranges from investigations of...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Lev Vygotsky's approach to children's learning and development centers on adult mediation: adults engage children in age-appropriate activities and promote in this context the development of new motives and tools for thinking, problem solving, and self-regulation. Although this approach has earned widespread recognition in the global scientific community, English-speaking educators remain relatively unfamiliar with its contemporary elaborations for...
Publisher
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"How can students graduate from prestigious schools like Harvard or MIT and not even know some of the most basic ideas in science taught in grade school? These award-winning programs investigate the answers to this perplexing question, and help reveal why science taught in schools can so oftern end up unlearned"--Container label.
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Publisher
American Library Association
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Char Booth introduces a series of concepts that will empower readers at any level of experience to become better designers and presenters, as well as building their confidence and satisfaction as library educators. Booth outlines a four-part framework of instructional literacy, which includes reflective practice, educational theory, teaching technologies, and instructional design--[Book cover].
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Publisher
Specialty Press/A.D.D. Warehouse
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"A book to help parents to make their children's digital playtime educationalDigital play, when used appropriately, can be a powerful tool for learning skills such as planning, time management, cooperation, creativity, and digital literacy. The book's clearly articulated strategies help parents use digital media in a more effective manner and, at the same time, set effective limits and implement a healthy "play diet" for their children. A section...
Publisher
North Smithfield Public Library
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how encouraging a child's natural desire to play can improve their happiness, self-reliance, and educational skills.
"Loose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play. Daly and Beloglovsky show you how using loose parts can help you capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and motivate learning. By developing creative...