What learning looks like : mediated learning in theory and practice, K-6 / Reuven Feuerstein, Ann Lewin-Benham ; foreword by James Bellanca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feuerstein, Reuven.

Contributor:

Lewin-Benham, Ann.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thought and thinking--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Thought and thinking.

Mediated learning experience.

Cognitive learning.

Cognition in children.

Physical Description:

xvi, 220 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2012]

Summary:

The authors bring to life the theory of mediated learning. Through numerous examples and scenarios from classrooms and museums, they show how mediated learning helps children to become more effective learners. --from publisher description

Contents:

Learning through mediation

The mediated learning experience defined

Mediated learning in action

Expert mediators

Four essential cognitive acts

Defining the effectiveness of learning experiences

Creative use of effective exhibits

More essential cognitive acts

Blue sky partnerships

Enlarging the cognitive repertoire

Stretching the brain to make learning happen

After words

Appendix A: list of deficient cognitive functions

Appendix B: advice for parents of children with learning challenges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0807753262

9780807753279

0807753270

OCLC:

767974090

Publisher Number:

99949988598