Joseph Donald Novak

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Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge : Concept Maps As Facilitative Tools in Schools and Corporations
1998
Presents a theory of the nature of knowledge: its capture, creation, & use; the nature of human learning; a theory of education explaining how the nature of knowledge & nature of human learning are interrelated.
Assessing Science Understanding : A Human Constructivist View
1999
Recent government publications like "Benchmarks for Scientific Literacy" and "Science for all Americans" have given teachers a mandate for improving science education in America. What we know about how learners construct meaning--particularly in the natural sciences--has undergone a virtual revolution in the past 25 years. Teachers, as well as researchers, are now grappling with how to better teach science, as well as how to assess whether students are learning. Assessing Science Understanding i....[more]
Teaching Science for Understanding : A Human Constructivist View
1998
Science education has undergone a revolution in recent years, shifting its emphasis from breadth and memorization to depth and understanding. Teaching Science for Understanding begins with an overview of the changes in science education. It then presents a review of each major instructional strategy, information about how it is best used, and the effectiveness of the strategies for understanding and retention of information. The book presents the main strategies used to achieve this depth of und....[more]
Learning How to Learn
1984
This book describes classroom-tested strategies for improving thinking, feeling and acting in students.
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