Learner-Centered Classroom Practices and Assessments - Maximizing Student Motivation, Learning, and Achievement

Informationen zum Autor Barbara L. McCombs directs the Human Motivation, Learning, and Development Center at the University of Denver. The center focuses on the professional development of educators, personal and organizational change, systemic educational reform, and school violence prevention. McCombs' current research is directed at new leadership models for redesigning outdated views of schooling and learning. This research has led to her international and national recognition in areas that include transformational teacher development approaches, motivating hard-to-reach students, and the use of technology as a primary tool for empowering youth and facilitating relevant learning. The author has begun a series of books published by Corwin Press. Learner-Centered Classroom Practices and Assessments: Maximizing Student Motivation, Learning, and Achievement (2006) was co-authored with Lynda Miller and written for teachers. Her second book in the series, written for school administrators and other school leaders, was also co-authored with Lynda Miller and is titled A School Leader's Guide to Creating Learner-Centered Education: From Complexity to Simplicity (2008). McCombs is the primary author of Learner-Centered Psychological Principles (LCPs): Guidelines for School Redesign and Reform. She has developed research-validated learner-centered models of teaching and learning based on the LCPs. Through collaborations with colleagues at the University of Bristol in England, she developed an online version of her Assessment of Learner-Centered Practices (ALCP) teacher and student surveys. These surveys have been validated with over 35,000 students and their teachers in Grades K-3, 4-8, 9-12, and college level. The ALCP surveys are being used in numerous national and international K-12 schools as well as colleges. Klappentext Using core principles of educational psychology, this teacher-friendly guide features instructional strategies, assessment tools, and interactive training exercises that support student growth, development, and achievement.Using core principles of educational psychology, this teacher-friendly guide features instructional strategies, assessment tools, and interactive training exercises that support student growth, development, and achievement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. What We Know About Learning How Do You Learn Best? What Does the Evidence Show About Supporting Natural Learning? Teachers and Students as Co-Learners: An Invitation What's Next? 2. What Is Learner Centered From an Evidence-Based Perspective? What Does "Learner Centered" Mean? Seeing the Big Picture: Education as a Complex Living System Domains of Schools as Living Systems The Learner-Centered Model What Are the Learner-Centered Principles? Factors Affecting Learners and Learning What's Next? 3. What Teachers and Students Tell Us About Learner-Centered Practices What Teachers Have Recognized About the LCPs Translating the LCPs Into Practice The LCPs, Testing, and Accountability What Do the LCPs Mean for Teaching and Learning? What the Evidence Shows: Characteristics of Effective Teachers What Students Say Strategies for Honoring Student Voice Forming a Student Union Involving Students in Action Research Projects Students as Meaningful Partners: International Evidence Reflection What's Next? 4. The Learner-Centered Principles: One By One Domain 1: Cognitive and Metacognitive Factors LCP 1: Nature of the Learning Process LCP 2: Goals of the Learning Process LCP 3: Construction of Knowledge LCP 4: Strategic Thinking LCP 5: Thinking About Thinking LCP 6: Context of Learning Domain 2: Motivational and Affective Fac...

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• Authors: Barbara L. McCombs, Barbara L. Miller Mccombs, Lynda Miller
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.01.2007
• EAN: 9781412926904
• ISBN: 978-1-4129-2690-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system