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Learning How to Learn

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ISBN-10: 0521319269

ISBN-13: 9780521319263

Edition: 1984

Authors: Joseph D. Novak, D. Bob Gowin, Jane Butler Kahle

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For almost a century, educational theory and practice have been influenced by the view of behavioural psychologists that learning is synonymous with behavior change. In this book, the authors argue for the practical importance of an alternate view, that learning is synonymous with a change in the meaning of experience. They develop their theory of the conceptual nature of knowledge and describe classroom-tested strategies for helping students to construct new and more powerful meanings and to integrate thinking, feeling, and acting. In their research, they have found consistently that standard educational practices that do not lead learners to grasp the meaning of tasks usually fail to give…    
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Book details

List price: $55.99
Copyright year: 1984
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/28/1984
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.23" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Foreword Jane Kahle
Preface
Acknowledgments
Learning about learning
Concept mapping for meaningful learning
The Vee heuristic for understanding knowledge and knowledge production
New strategies for instructional planning
New strategies for evaluation: concept mapping
The use of the Vee for evaluation
The interview as an evaluation tool
Improving educational research
Appendixes
References
Index