Understanding how students learn : a guide for instructional leaders / / P. Karen Murphy, Patricia A. Alexander ; acquisitions editor Rachel Livsey ; copy editor Bill Bowers ; cover designer Lisa Miller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797470603321
• Autore: Murphy P. Karen
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2006; ©2006
• ISBN: 1-4833-6130-6; 1-4833-6347-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Collana: Leadership for Learning
• Disciplina: 370.1523
• Soggetti: Learning; Cognition in children
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Series Introduction""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Essential Components of Learning""; ""What can Psychological Theory and Research Contribute to Our Understanding of How Students Learn?""; ""What are the Key Dimensions of Academic Learning?""; ""How can Instructional Leaders Apply the Dimensions of Learning?""; ""Chapter 2 - Growth and Development Stages in Grades PreKâ€?12""; ""What is Development?""; ""What are the Developmental Milestones for Preschool to High-School Students?""; ""How Do Instructional Leaders Put Development Research into Practice?""""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 3 - How Students Acquire Knowledge""; ""What is Knowledge?""; ""How Do Students Acquire or Alter Their Knowledge?""; ""How Do Instructional Leaders Put Knowledge Research into Practice?""; ""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 4 - Cultivating Student Motivation""; ""What Does it Mean to be Motivated?""; ""How Do Students' Goals and Competency Beliefs Relate to Their Learning and Achievement?""; ""What can Instructional Leaders Do to Foster Motivation in Students?""; ""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 5 - Strategic Learning and Strategic Teaching""""What Does it Mean to be a Strategic Learner?""; ""Are Some Basic Strategies Required ; to Achieve Academically?""; ""What Principles can Instructional Leaders Employ to Promote Students' Strategic Behavior?""; ""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 6 - Harnessing the Power of Shared Learning""; ""What is Meant by Shared Learning?""; ""Are There Approaches to Shared Learning That Promote Achievement?""; ""How can Instructional Leaders Promote Shared Learning in Classrooms?""; ""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 7 - Concluding thoughts""; ""References""""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: In this overview of educational research, the authors provide guiding principles for developing a learner-centered approach that enables all students to learn at high levels.