Cognitive Styles and Classroom Learning - Couverture rigide

Morgan, Harry

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0275956849 ISBN 13 : 9780275956844

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1997

Synopsis

Cognitive style theory suggests that individuals utilize different patterns in acquiring knowledge. This book describes various styles of processing information that are employed by children as they receive new information in various settings—especially in teaching/learning situations. Cognitive style is not an indication of one's level of intelligence, but a description of the unique strategies that learners employ in acquiring new information. This book describes individual differences that have been documented through scholarly investigations of cognitive styles, highlights philosophical and theoretical foundations of cognitive style concepts, and pinpoints implications for classroom practice.

Researched concepts are interwoven with current issues such as affirmative action and public policy to promote ideas that assist with a better understanding of at-risk learners and troubled youth in general. Currently, the theory of multiple intelligences is receiving widespread acceptance. This book suggests that MI theory is merely a reframing of cognitive style theory. The book also details how some children diagnosed as hyperactive are improperly labeled.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

HARRY MORGAN is Professor of Early Childhood Education at The State University of West Georgia in Carrollton. He is the author of Historical Perspectives on the Education of Black Children (Praeger, 1995).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0275956849
• ISBN 13: 9780275956844
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible