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Instruction and the Learning Environment

Author(s): Keefe, James W.; Jenkins, John M.
ISBN10: 1883001285
ISBN13: 9781883001285
Cover: Hardcover
 
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Table of Contents
Foreword v
About the Authors viii
Preface ix
Introduction xv
The School as a Learning Organization
1(14)
Creating a Learning Organization
3(1)
The Five Disciplines
4(3)
Building Shared Vision
4(1)
Personal Mastery
4(1)
Mental Models
5(1)
Team Learning
5(1)
Systems Thinking
5(2)
School as Community
7(2)
School Culture and Climate
9(1)
Constructivism and Critical Pedagogy
10(3)
Toward a Learning Organization
13(2)
Action Steps
13(2)
Learning and Information Processing
15(18)
Background History
16(2)
Information Processing Theory
18(10)
Perceptual Systems
19(1)
Working Memory
20(2)
Long-term Memory
22(2)
To Reject
24(1)
To Transform
24(1)
To Memorize
24(1)
To Learn
25(1)
Cognitive Controls
25(3)
The Learning Process
28(1)
Style-Based Learning and Instruction
29(4)
Action Steps
32(1)
Instructional Models
33(20)
Paradigms of Instruction
36(8)
The Behavior Model
36(1)
The Development Model
37(1)
The Apprenticeship Model
38(1)
Instruction and Learning
38(1)
Types of Knowledge
38(3)
Instructional Practice
41(3)
An Instructional System
44(9)
Action Steps
52(1)
Authentic Pedagogy
53(20)
Authentic Achievement
55(2)
Construction of Knowledge
55(1)
Disciplined Inquiry
56(1)
Value Beyond School
57(1)
Authentic Achievement As Facilitator
57(1)
Authentic Instruction
57(4)
Authentic Assessment
61(4)
Construction of Knowledge
61(1)
Disciplined Inquiry
62(2)
Value Beyond School
64(1)
Authentic Student Performance
65(5)
Authentic Cognitive Apprenticeships
70(3)
Action Steps
72(1)
The Learning Environment
73(26)
Learning Environments
76(9)
A Historical Example---The John Dewey School
78(1)
A Contemporary Model---The Cognitive Apprenticeship
79(6)
Tactics and Patterns
85(10)
Scaffolding
87(1)
Reciprocal Teaching
88(3)
Coaching
91(4)
Management of the Learning Environment
95(4)
Action Steps
98(1)
Subject Matter Instruction and Assessment
99(20)
English / Language Arts
101(2)
Mathematics
103(3)
Science
106(2)
History
108(1)
Geography
109(1)
The Arts
110(2)
Testing and Instruction
112(1)
New Forms of Assessment
113(6)
Action Steps
118(1)
Scheduling and Instructional Organization
119(22)
Historical Perspective
120(5)
Current Efforts at Schedule Reform
125(4)
Assumptions and Guidelines for Scheduling
129(1)
A Student-Driven Schedule
130(5)
Organization of the Learning Environment
135(6)
Action Steps
139(2)
Motivation and Learning
141(16)
Basic Needs
141(2)
The Art of Persuasion
143(5)
Extrinsic Rewards
144(2)
Intrinsic Motivation
146(1)
Comparing Extrinsic and Intrinsic Rewards
147(1)
Creating Motivational School Environments
148(4)
The Total School
148(1)
Classroom Meetings
149(1)
Curriculum
149(1)
Instruction
150(1)
Learning Style
150(1)
Advisement
150(1)
Cooperative Learning
151(1)
Choices
151(1)
Motivation and Reluctant Learners
152(2)
Motivation in Perspective
154(3)
Action Steps
156(1)
Action Research
157(18)
Historical Perspective
158(1)
What Is Action Research?
159(1)
Assumptions
160(1)
Types of Action Research
161(1)
The Process
162(1)
Preparing Educators to Conduct Action Research Projects
163(3)
Examples of Action Research
166(5)
The Future
171(4)
Action Steps
172(3)
References 175

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