Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment: A Guide to Facilitating Learning in Higher Education (Paperback)

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1) Optimizing Students' Learning; 2) Why Students Resist Learner-Centered Teaching; 3) Creating Relevance for a Learner-Centered Practice; 4) Putting Students' Learning into the Context of Current Learning Theory; 5) Promoting Independent Learning; 6) Communication Skills for Working With Peers; 7) Helping Students Take Charge of Their Learning; 8) When Students Teach One Another; 9) Presentations and Performance Assessments; 10) Becoming Lifelong Learners; 11) Helping Students Recognize What They Know, Don't Know, and Misunderstand; 12) 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; References; Index.