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How learning works : seven research-based principles for smart teaching / Susan A. Ambrose ... [et al.] ; foreword by Richard E. Mayer.

Contributor(s): Series: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education seriesPublication details: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxii, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780470484104 (cloth)
  • 0470484101 (cloth)
Other title:
  • Seven research-based principles for smart teaching
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.102 22
LOC classification:
  • LB1025.3 .H68 2010
Contents:
Introduction: Bridging learning research and teaching practice -- How does students' prior knowledge affect their learning? -- How does the way students organize knowledge affect their learning? -- What factors motivate students to learn? -- How do students develop mastery? -- What kinds of practice and feedback enhance learning? -- Why do student development and course climate matter for student learning? -- How do students become self-directed learners? -- Conclusion: Applying the seven principles to ourselves -- Appendix A: What is student self-assessment and how can we use it? -- Appendix B: What are concept maps and how can we use them? -- Appendix C: What are rubrics and how can we use them? -- Appendix D: What are learning objectives and how can we use them? -- Appendix E: What are ground rules and how can we use them? -- Appendix F: What are exam wrappers and how can we use them? -- Appendix G: What are checklists and how can we use them? -- Appendix H: What is reader response/peer review and how can we use it?
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
CIE Book NMC Library CIE - Center For Instructional Excellence LB1025.3 .H68 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33039001535870
Book Book NMC Library Stacks LB1025.3 .H68 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001422582

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-284) and index.

Introduction: Bridging learning research and teaching practice -- How does students' prior knowledge affect their learning? -- How does the way students organize knowledge affect their learning? -- What factors motivate students to learn? -- How do students develop mastery? -- What kinds of practice and feedback enhance learning? -- Why do student development and course climate matter for student learning? -- How do students become self-directed learners? -- Conclusion: Applying the seven principles to ourselves -- Appendix A: What is student self-assessment and how can we use it? -- Appendix B: What are concept maps and how can we use them? -- Appendix C: What are rubrics and how can we use them? -- Appendix D: What are learning objectives and how can we use them? -- Appendix E: What are ground rules and how can we use them? -- Appendix F: What are exam wrappers and how can we use them? -- Appendix G: What are checklists and how can we use them? -- Appendix H: What is reader response/peer review and how can we use it?

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