Helping students learn in a learner-centered environment : a guide to facilitating learning in higher education /
Terry Doyle ; foreword by John Tagg.
- 1st ed.
- Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2008.
- xviii, 194 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-189) and index.
Optimizing students' learning -- Why students resist learner-centered teaching -- Creating relevance for a learner-centered practice -- Putting students' learning into the context of current learning theory -- Promoting independent learning -- Communication skills for working with peers -- Helping students take charge of their learning -- When students teach one another -- Presentations and performance assessments -- Becoming lifelong learners -- Helping students recognize what they know, don't know, and misunderstand -- Student evaluations : themselves, others, and the teacher -- Appendix A. Research report writing and reading assignments report writing -- Appendix B. Problem-solving process -- Appendix C. Feedback rubric -- Appendix D. Sample rubrics -- Appendix E. Student background questionnaire -- Appendix F. Websites on learning how to give effective criticism.