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The Guided Construction of Knowledge: Talk Amongst Teachers and Learners
Neil Mercer
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Paperback. Through analyzing talk which goes on in primary school classrooms and some other locations, this text explains the process of teaching and learning as a social, communicative activity. The concepts described should be useful for teachers concerned with the quality of education in their classrooms. Num Pages: 160 pages, references. BIC Classification: JNA; JNC; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 11. Weight in Grams: 196.
This book is about how people help other people to learn. Human life depends on knowledge being jointly created and shared: we rely on others for developing our understanding and for acquiring practical and intellectual skills. Yet most research on learning and thinking has focused on individuals. In The Guided Construction of Knowledge the author uses examples of talk recorded in classrooms and other places to show how teachers and learners, or learners working together, succeed and fail in the vital process of guiding learning and constructing knowledge. The book makes the ideas of socio-cultural research accessible to a wide ... Read more
This book is about how people help other people to learn. Human life depends on knowledge being jointly created and shared: we rely on others for developing our understanding and for acquiring practical and intellectual skills. Yet most research on learning and thinking has focused on individuals. In The Guided Construction of Knowledge the author uses examples of talk recorded in classrooms and other places to show how teachers and learners, or learners working together, succeed and fail in the vital process of guiding learning and constructing knowledge. The book makes the ideas of socio-cultural research accessible to a wide ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853592621
SKU
V9781853592621
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Neil Mercer
Neil Mercer is Reader and Director of the Centre for Language and Communications in the School of Education at the Open University. He is a psychologist whose research has mainly been on the everyday use of language in education and training, and in the course of this research he has worked closely with teachers and occupational trainers in the UK ... Read more
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