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Book SynopsisThe authors argue that standard educational practices that do not lead learners to grasp the meaning of tasks usually fail to give them confidence in their abilities. They developed and describe classroom-tested strategies for helping students to construct alternate meanings and to integrate thinking, feeling, and acting. Anyone improving education will find this useful.
Trade Review"...a valuable resource for educators and researchers who wish to make learning more meaningful and research more productive." The Science Teacher
"The authors discuss the need to integrate feeling with knowing and acting if experience is to have meaning, and how their views require changes in teachers, curriculum, and school governance." The Education Digest
Table of ContentsForeword Jane Kahle; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Learning about learning; 2. Concept mapping for meaningful learning; 3. The Vee heuristic for understanding knowledge and knowledge production; 4. New strategies for instructional planning; 5. New strategies for evaluation: concept mapping; 6. The use of the Vee for evaluation; 7. The interview as an evaluation tool; 8. Improving educational research; Appendixes; References; Index.
