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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798176603321

Autore

Lang James M.

Titolo

Small teaching : everyday lessons from the science of learning / / James M. Lang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, CA : , : Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-118-94451-8

1-118-94450-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 pages)

Disciplina

370.15/23

Soggetti

Cognitive learning

Thought and thinking - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

PART I: Knowledge -- Chapter 1: Retrieving -- Chapter 2: Predicting -- Chapter 3: Interleaving -- PART II: Understanding -- Chapter 4: Connecting -- Chapter 5: Practicing -- Chapter 6: Self-Explaining -- PART III: Inspiration -- Chapter 7: Motivating -- Chapter 8: Growing -- Chapter 9: Expanding -- Conclusion: Beginning.

Sommario/riassunto

Research into how we learn has opened the door for utilizing cognitive theory to facilitate better student learning. But that's easier said than done. Many books about cognitive theory introduce radical but impractical theories, failing to make the connection to the classroom. In Small Teaching, James Lang presents a strategy for improving student learning with a series of modest but powerful changes that make a big difference many of which can be put into practice in a single class period. These strategies are designed to bridge the chasm between primary research and the classroom environment in a way that can be implemented by any faculty in any discipline, and even integrated into pre-existing teaching techniques &. Each chapter introduces a basic concept in cognitive theory, explains when and how it should be employed, and provides firm examples of how the intervention has been or could be used in a variety of disciplines. Small teaching techniques include brief classroom or online learning activities, one-



time interventions, and small modifications in course design or communication with students.