Literacy Leader Fellowship Program Reports

Download or read book Learning to Think, Learning to Learn written by Jennifer Cromley and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on a cognitiveÓ or constructivistÓ approach to learning. It assumes that teaching is not just about communicating facts or mechanical skills like math rules, but is a process of coming to understand the world. Maintains that all real learning involves active thinking, & teaching should be based on what we know about how the mind takes in & organizes info. Chapters: lit. is not science; mental models; thinking about thinking; getting info. into memory; memory & learning; how thinking develops; the importance of teaching content; what does good thinking look like?; critical & active thinking; active learning; problem-based learning; supporting good thinking; & adult learning.