Making learning whole
Subtitle: how seven principles of teaching can transform education
By: David N. Perkins.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2009
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780470384527
Subjects: Learning; Effective teaching
Description: In Making learning whole, David Perkins, a noted authority on teaching and learning and co-director of Harvard's Project Zero, introduces a practical and research-based framework for teaching. He describes how teaching any subject at any level can be made more effective if students are introduced to the "whole game," rather than isolated pieces of a discipline. Perkins explains how learning academic subjects should be approached like learning baseball or any game, and he demonstrates this with seven principles for making learning whole: from making the game worth playing (emphasizing the importance of motivation to sustained learning), to working on the hard parts (the importance of thoughtful practice), to learning how to learn (developing self-managed learners).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a whole new game; title: Play the whole game; title: Make the game worth playing; title: Work on the hard parts; title: Play out of town; title: Uncover the hidden game; title: Learn from the team; title: Learn the game of learning; title: Afterword : the future of learning.