Understanding how students learn : a guide for instructional leaders / P. Karen Murphy, Patricia A. Alexander ; acquisitions editor Rachel Livsey ; copy editor Bill Bowers ; cover designer Lisa Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, P. Karen, author.

Alexander, Patricia A., author.

Contributor:

Livsey, Rachel, editor.

Bowers, Bill, editor.

Miller, Lisa, cover designer.

Series:

Leadership for learning.

Leadership for Learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning.

Cognition in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this overview of educational research, the authors provide guiding principles for developing a learner-centered approach that enables all students to learn at high levels.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Series Introduction""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - Essential Components of Learning""; ""What can Psychological Theory and Research Contribute to Our Understanding of How Students Learn?""; ""What are the Key Dimensions of Academic Learning?""; ""How can Instructional Leaders Apply the Dimensions of Learning?""; ""Chapter 2 - Growth and Development Stages in Grades PreK�12""; ""What is Development?""; ""What are the Developmental Milestones for Preschool to High-School Students?""

""How Do Instructional Leaders Put Development Research into Practice?""""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 3 - How Students Acquire Knowledge""; ""What is Knowledge?""; ""How Do Students Acquire or Alter Their Knowledge?""; ""How Do Instructional Leaders Put Knowledge Research into Practice?""; ""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 4 - Cultivating Student Motivation""; ""What Does it Mean to be Motivated?""; ""How Do Students' Goals and Competency Beliefs Relate to Their Learning and Achievement?""; ""What can Instructional Leaders Do to Foster Motivation in Students?""; ""Chapter Reflections""

""Chapter 5 - Strategic Learning and Strategic Teaching""""What Does it Mean to be a Strategic Learner?""; ""Are Some Basic Strategies Required to Achieve Academically?""; ""What Principles can Instructional Leaders Employ to Promote Students' Strategic Behavior?""; ""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 6 - Harnessing the Power of Shared Learning""; ""What is Meant by Shared Learning?""; ""Are There Approaches to Shared Learning That Promote Achievement?""; ""How can Instructional Leaders Promote Shared Learning in Classrooms?""; ""Chapter Reflections""; ""Chapter 7 - Concluding thoughts""

""References""""Index""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781483361307

1483361306

9781483363479

1483363473

OCLC:

923707577