Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education
Language: English
Published by Jossey-Bass, 2010
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used

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"Making Learning Whole argues that we teach most subjects the way we would teach baseball if we never let anyone play a game — endless drills on the elements, with the whole activity postponed indefinitely. David Perkins, of Harvard's Project Zero, offers seven principles for teaching the whole game from the start. Jossey-Bass published this 252-page softcover in 2010. It has become standard reading for teacher preparation programs, instructional coaches, and curriculum designers. The copy is in Used – Very Good condition: the covers show shelf rubbing and dulling, and the book appears lightly handled. The binding is tight and the pages are clean, with no writing, markings, or highlighting. A clean working copy for a teacher, coach, or education student. Straightforward Shipping — No Surprises. The shipping amount shown at checkout is the final shipping amount charged by our bookstore. We will not request additional shipping funds after your order is placed. Ships carefully packaged.".…
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- Title
- Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education
- Author
- Perkins, David
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0470633719
- ISBN 13
- 9780470633717
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 37.038 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5.9 inches width by 8.8 inches height by 1 inch depth
- Seller catalogs
- Textbooks & Academic Books
David Perkins, a noted authority on teaching and learning and co-director of Harvard's Project Zero, introduces a practical and research-based framework for teaching. He describes how teaching any subject at any level can be made more effective if students are introduced to the "whole game," rather than isolated pieces of a discipline. Perkins explains how learning academic subjects should be approached like learning baseball or any game, and he demonstrates this with seven principles for making learning whole: from making the game worth playing (emphasizing the importance of motivation to sustained learning), to working on the hard parts (the importance of thoughtful practice), to learning how to learn (developing self-managed learners).
- Vividly explains how to organize learning in ways that allow people to do important things with what they know
- Offers guidelines for transforming education to prepare our youth for success in a rapidly changing world
- Filled with real-world, illustrative examples of the seven principles
At the end of each chapter, Perkins includes "Wonders of Learning," a summary of the key ideas.
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About the Author
THE AUTHOR
David Perkins, Ph.D., is a senior professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and senior co-director (with Howard Gardner) of Project Zero, an educational research group known particularly for its work on learning for understanding, thinking, and multiple intelligences. Perkins is a noted international speaker and author of several books, including Smart Schools and The Eureka Effect.
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