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Book SynopsisIntended to help anyone who teaches, this book presents an account of good practice. Divided into two parts, it offers an insight into how to teach in almost any set of circumstances. It helps teachers to think through their own problems and situations.
Trade Review"'This is a remarkable and delightful book, presented in a style reminiscent of a cross between Woody Allen and Ludwig Wittgenstein. Eric Sotto has not so much written as crafted it from a blend of his own experience and a wide knowledge of relevant psychological theory.' R A Becher, Professor of Education, University of Sussex, 1994 '...You have been able to clarify for me, in readable and understandable language, many of the intuitive feelings I have had about teaching all these years but have been unable to articulate.... Your book has also helped me to make sense out of all the conflicting cognitive theories used by psychologists, sociologists and philosophers.... The personalised and anecdotal illustrations of the different points you wished to make were so useful to help understanding' Letter to author from reader in Austria, 1994 'I am finding your book an inspiration... it has set me on a journey of reflection and reinterpretation of my own experiences of teaching and learning.' Letter from lecturer in Social Sciences, The Open University, 1995"
Table of ContentsPart I: Learning; 1 Introduction; 2 Preliminaries; 3 Motivation and Learning; 4 The Learning Process; 5 Learning Applications; 6 Perception; 7 Memory - Facts and Answers; 8 Real Learning; 9 A Model of the Mind; 10 Tacit Learning and Conscious Learning; 11 Learning and Experiencing; Part II: Teaching; 12 The Transmission Method and an Alternative Approach; 13 The Teaching Process; 14 Teaching a Factual Subject; 15 Preparing a Lesson; 16 Classroom Interaction; 17 Difficult Lessons; 18 Teachers and Learners Asking Questions; 19 Overview; Afterword; Further Reading; Notes; Index.
