Brooks, Jacqueline Grennon.

In Search of Understanding : The Case for Constructivist Classrooms, with a new introduction by the authors. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (150 pages)

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: The Call for Constructivism -- Chapter 1: Honoring the Learning Process -- Chapter 2: Considering the Possibilities -- Chapter 3: Coming To Know One's World -- Part II: Some Guiding Principles of Constructivism -- Chapter 4: Posing Problems of Emerging Relevance to Students -- Chapter 5: Structuring Learning Around Primary Concepts: The Quest for Essence -- Chapter 6: Seeking and Valuing Students' Points of View -- Chapter 7: Adapting Curriculum To Address Students' Suppositions -- Chapter 8: Assessing Student Learning in the Context of Teaching -- Part III: Creating Constructivist Settings -- Chapter 9: Becoming a Constructivist Teacher -- Chapter 10: Pursuing Meaningful Victories -- Bibliography -- Search this Book.

9781416602835


Constructivism (Education).
Cognition in children -- United States.
Active learning -- United States.
Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching -- United States.


Electronic books.

LB1590.3 -- .B75 1999eb

370.15/2