Learning How to Learn

by Joseph D. Novak, D. Bob Gowin, Jane Butler Kahle (Foreword)

For almost a century, educational theory and practice have been influenced by the view of behavioural psychologists that learning is synonymous with behaviour change. In this book, the authors argue for the practical importance of an alternate view, that learning is synonymous with a change in the meaning of experience. They develop their theory of the conceptual nature of knowledge and describe classroom-tested strategies for helping students to construct new and more powerful meanings and to integrate thinking, feeling, and acting. In their research, they have found consistently that standard educational practices that do not lead learners to grasp the meaning of tasks usually fail to give them confidence in their abilities. It is necessary to understand why and how new information is related to what one already knows. All those concerned with the improvement of education will find something of interest in Learning How to Learn.

Genres: Education, Psychology, Self Help, Nonfiction

216 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1984

About the author

Joseph Donald Novak (December 2, 1930 – September 22, 2023) was an American educator, and professor emeritus at the Cornell University, and senior research scientist at the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition. He is known for his development of concept mapping in the 1970s. (Wikipedia)

Reviews

[Tysseer Harak]

كتاب حلو كفكرة , بس obsolete خلاص :)
وإن كان أثار في ذهني تساؤل: هو ايه الفرق الجوهري بين الكونسبت ماب (خريطة المفهوم) والمايند ماب (الخريطة الذهنية) ؟ حد يعرف؟