Authors: Kenneth A. Kiewra
ISBN-13: 9781412965347, ISBN-10: 1412965349
Format: Paperback
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date Published: December 2008
Edition: New Edition
Kenneth A. Kiewra is an expert on learning strategies, homework, and study methods. A professor of educational psycholgy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he presents regulary at AERA and other national confereces, in addition to working with local schools. Kiewra is the author of two textbooks with Prentice Hall and Allyn & Bacon, as well as dozens of journal articles. His research interests include: learning strategies, knowledge representation, strategies for note-taking and studying, cognitive factors related to writing ability, and the development of talent and expertise.
Use this four-step method to maximize instruction and dramatically impact student learning!
Discover how you can both strengthen instruction and help students acquire successful learning strategies by using the tested SOAR approach to: select key lesson ideas; organize information using comparative charts and other representations rather than lists or outlines; associate ideas to create meaningful, memorable relationships; and regulate and reinforce learning through practice testing. Teachers will find:
Foreword William H. Peltz vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Author xvii
Part I Soar Strategies
Chapter 1 Helping Students Soar 3
Chapter 2 Helping Students Select 17
Chapter 3 Helping Students Organize 37
Chapter 4 Helping Students Associate 67
Chapter 5 Helping Students Regulate 91
Interlude 114
Part II Support Strategies
Chapter 6 Helping Students Motivate 119
Chapter 7 Helping Students Manage Behavior 139
Chapter 8 Helping Students Become Extraordinary 157
References 173
Index 179