Unlocking the Will to Learn (1-off Series) - Softcover

Johnston, Christine A.

9780803963924: Unlocking the Will to Learn (1-off Series)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803963920 ISBN 13: 9780803963924

Publisher: Corwin, 1996

In this book Christine A Johnston discusses the Interactive Learning Model which uses the metaphor of a combination lock to describe the mechanisms involved in the will to learn. By aligning the three lock mechanisms (cognition//processing, conation//performing and affectation//developing), the will to learn and the power to learn is unlocked for the student.

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From the Back Cover:

Provides new insights into how students learn. Uses real-life examples to illustrate learning styles. Supplies step-by-step guidelines the author calls the Interactive Learning Model. Helps you assess, understand, and work with your students' different learning characteristics. Includes the "Learning Combination Inventory" with answer sheets, scoring forms, and instructions for use. You'll find out how to stimulate students' desire to learn; modify your lessons to maximize student learning; teach learning strategies your students can use; and, understand your own learning process, and let it help you be a better teacher.

About the Author:

Dr. Christine Johnston is the former Director of the Center for the Advancement of Learning, Rowan University where she headed-up research inquiries studying the effects of the Let Me Learn Process on teacher-student interaction, student learning outcomes, literacy, and student persistence. For the past eleven years she has engaged in studies on the Let Me Learn Process including work with 19 universities within the US and abroad, and 38 US school districts including a two-year consultancy to the EU’s Grundtvig Project working with participants from Italy, Spain, the UK, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Malta, and Holland. Dr. Johnston received her Ed.D. from Rutgers University in 1985, her M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , and her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Dr. Johnston currently serves on the external advisory board to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s College of Education and Human Sciences. She has authored and co-authored five books and numerous articles and chapters on the Let me Learn Process. She has been the recipient of a Ford Foundation Educational Internship, an NSF Graduate Fellowship, a Department of Education, State of New Jersey, education-innovation grant, and a Corporate DuPont Education grant.

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