Chaos in the Classroom

Name: Chaos in the Classroom
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ISBN: 9781594604072

ISBN-10: 159460407X

ISBN-13: 9781594604072

Edition: 2008

Authors: Elizabeth Jane Davis, Thomas Smith, Dorothy Leflore

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This book combines cognitive learning theory, constructivist learning theory, brain-based learning theory with chaos theory to create an entirely new theory of learning. It shows how the four theories share mutual principles that explain many of the gaps in our understanding of the learning process. The authors take the reader through each of the theories and explain their overlapping principles. Using examples from actual classrooms from elementary school to graduate school, they show how an understanding of the new learning theory helps create the conditions necessary for critical thinking and deep understanding of content. The last chapter is a play-by-play set of instructions for…

Book details

List price: $14.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 100
Size: 8.50" wide x 5.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.396

Elizabeth Jane Davis is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at North Carolina A&T State University.

Dorothy Leflore is Interim Dean of the School of Education at North Carolina A&T State University.



Introduction


The Nonlinear Dynamic Theory of Learning


A New Theory


Why Do We Need a New Theory of Learning?


Beginning with Critical Thinking for Every Child


Chaos Theory As a Window to the Learning Process


Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions


Iteration


Self-Similarity (Fractals), Catastrophe Shelves, Density and Strange Attractors


Summary


Brain-Based Teaching Theory


Each Brain Is Unique


Brains Are Globally Stable but Locally Flexible, Incredibly Complex, Are Uniquely Shaped by Experiences, and Maintain Their Ability to Restructure Themselves throughout Life


Emotions Are Critical to the Restructuring Process


Brains Act to Create Meaning through a Process of Compare/Contrast and Patterning


Brains Create Meaning within Contexts


Summary


Finding the Strange Attractor


The Structure Underlying Chaos


Graphing the Strange Attractor


The Didactic Lesson


A Random Discussion


Summary


Headfirst and on Purpose


Over the Catastrophe Shelf


The First Class


The Second Class


The Third Class


Headfirst and on Purpose


Summary


Creating Chaos and Loving It


Implications for Teachers


Chaos Theory As a Window to the Learning Process


What Is a Catastrophe Shelf and How Do We Get Students on One?


Summary


References


Index