Genres of teaching / David Kirshner, Louisiana State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirshner, David, 1950- Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning--Philosophy.

Learning.

Learning, Psychology of.

Divergent thinking--Study and teaching.

Divergent thinking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 271 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026.

Summary:

As learning is the purpose of teaching, learning theory ought to provide a strong theoretical basis for pedagogical practice. But learning theorists do not speak with one voice, and education has struggled for generations with multiple learning theories developed across the various branches of psychology. Looking back at this history reveals a hidden imperative to characterize learning as a unified construct - a drive that has blinded us to the simplest and most obvious solution to the problem of multiple learning theories. That solution is to recruit separate theorizations of learning to the long-established educational goals of teaching skills, teaching concepts, and teaching cultural practices. Employing this strategy, Genres of Teaching delivers a stable and cumulative knowledge base for teaching.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Apr 2026).

ISBN:

1-108-22492-X

9781108247016

9781108245296

OCLC:

1601987589