How Students Learn: History in the Classroom Edition Unstated

This text is one is a series of How Students Learn books (including reports about teaching in the areas of math and history, as well as science). Though not necessarily an easy read for those without a background in recent decades of research in developmental and cognitive sciences, these seminal reports offer educational leaders including policymakers, administrators and teachers a way to reconceptualize education so as to better serve learners in the 21st century. That is, to go beyond conceptions of education that focus on state testing to education that focuses on current understandings about how people learn and the development of competent performance.Specifically, this content focused report assists those who wish to further develop pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in the area of science teaching. This text is one that may be used to help science educators develop adaptive expertise, which has been termed the `gold standard' for teaching.Importantly, as with other reports by the National Research Council, for example How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School, the authors focus on three established principles of learning:1) Learners come to the science classroom with preconceptions about how the world works and these must be engaged.2) Learners must be guided to develop - a deep foundation of knowledge about science, a meaningful conceptual framework, and an organization of knowledge so as to be able to apply the information about science.3) Learners must be assisted to control their own personal learning about science through the development of metacognition.The implementation of ideas in this book and series will not be easy on a large scale. However, it should also be said that many effective science teachers understand learners as they are described in this book and teach science as needed in the 21st century. Perhaps as the Common Core Standards are implemented, policymakers, administrative leaders, and more teacher educators will utilize these important resources to assist effective and caring teachers to further revitalize our educational system.

The book is more of a sale's pitch for the company. I believe the professor works for the company or at least did in the past. Our professor choose this as one of our required readings. If you're a professor, I think there may be better choices out there. This book however, is better than the other two used in class.

So, I'm sure you are all aware how hard it is to be a college students and have to pay for these overpriced books...it sucks! Well, my teacher rpovided us with this book online. It is right on the books website.http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11102Voila! You're welcome! ;D

This is a great book that focuses on how students learn mathematics. The only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is it's difficult to read. The examples are great but the regular text uses words in such a way that you have to keep rereading. Unless you are the type of person that is comfortable with small and technical writing you will not enjoy reading this book. The book also provides a CD that focuses on Social Studies and Science.

Arrived in excellent condition. Thanks a lot.