Discourse Tools And Reasoning

Author : Lauren B. Resnick
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662033623
Total Pages : 487 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Discourse, Tools and Reasoning written by Lauren B. Resnick and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not long ago, projections of how office technologies would revolutionize the production of documents in a high-tech future carriedmany promises. The paper less office and the seamless and problem-free sharing of texts and other work materials among co-workers werejust around the corner, we were told. To anyone who has been involved in putting together a volume of the present kind, such forecasts will be met with considerable skepticism, if not outright distrust. The diskette, the email, the fax, the net, and all the other forms of communication that are now around are powerful assets, but they do not in any way reduce the flow of paper or the complexity of coordinating activities involved in producing an artifact such as a book. Instead, the reverse seems to be true. Obviously, the use of such tools requires considerable skill at the center of coordination, to borrow an expression from a chapter in this volume. As editors, we have been fortunate to have Ms. Lotta Strand, Linkoping University, at the center of the distributed activity that producing this volume has required over the last few years. With her considerable skill and patience, Ms. Strand and her work provide a powerful illustration of the main thrust of most of the chapters in this volume: Practice is a coordination of thinking and action, and many things had to be kept in mind during the production of this volume.

Author : Stanley Woll
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 113569379X
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everyday Thinking written by Stanley Woll and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprhnsve yet accssible txt brngs togethr key resrch and theory in a soc cog and applied cog psych to prvide a thorough grndg in these incrsingly poplar areas. Suitble txt for upper-level undergrads and a refrnce for graduate-level readers alike.

Author : Betsy Rymes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317688023
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Classroom Discourse Analysis written by Betsy Rymes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Classroom Discourse Analysis continues to make techniques widely used in the field of discourse analysis accessible to a broad audience and illustrates their practical application in the study of classroom talk, ideal for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in discourse analysis, applied linguistics, and anthropology and education. Grounded in a unique tripartite "dimensional approach," individual chapters investigate interactional resources that model forms of discourse analysis teachers may practice in their own classrooms while other chapters provide students with a thorough understanding of how to actually collect and analyse data. The presence of a number of pedagogical features, including activities and exercises and a comprehensive glossary help to enhance students‘ understanding of these key tools in classroom discourse analysis research. Features new to this edition reflect current developments in the field, including: increased coverage of peer interaction in the classroom greater connecting analysis to curricular and policy mandates and standards-based reform movements sample excerpts from actual student classroom discourse analysis assignments a new chapter on the repertoire approach, an increasingly popular method of analysis of particular relevance to today’s multilingual classrooms

Author : Neil Mercer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134136897
Total Pages : 159 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking written by Neil Mercer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-22 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on extensive research to provide a ground-breaking new account of the relationship between dialogue and children’s learning development. It closely relates the research findings to real-life classrooms, so that it is of practical value to teachers and students concerned that their children are offered the best possible learning opportunities. The authors provide a clear, accessible and well-illustrated case for the importance of dialogue in children's intellectual development and support this with a new and more educationally relevant version of socio-cultural theory, which explains the fascinating relationship between dialogues and learning. In educational terms, a sociocultural theory that relates social, cultural and historical processes, interpersonal communication and applied linguistics, is an ideal way of explaining how school experience helps children learn and develop. By using evidence of how the collective construction of knowledge is achieved and how engagement in dialogues shapes children's educational progress and intellectual development, the authors provide a text which is essential for educational researchers, postgraduate students of education and teachers, and is also of interest to many psychologists and applied linguists.

Author : Dorothy Faulkner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136223371
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning Relationships in the Classroom written by Dorothy Faulkner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reader explores the nature of interactions between children and their teachers in the classroom. It emphasises the importance of such relationships for children's learning and for educational practice. Part 1 looks at different cultural conceptions of the teacher-learner relationship, and how this relates to schooling, cognitive development and the aquisition of knowledge. Part 2 takes a closer look at the role of language and dialogue in interactions between adults and children in classrooms. Part 3 describes research by developmental psychologists on peer interaction and collaborative learning, and discusses how it has advanced our understanding of how children learn from each other. Part 4 considers the implications of classroom-based collaborative learning initiatives and the potential for creating 'communities of enquiry' which change how we think about knowledge acquisition.

Author : Bharath Sriraman
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1617351008
Total Pages : 753 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The First Sourcebook on Nordic Research in Mathematics Education written by Bharath Sriraman and published by IAP. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The First Sourcebook on Nordic Research in Mathematics Education: Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark and contributions from Finland provides the first comprehensive and unified treatment of historical and contemporary research trends in mathematics education in the Nordic world. The book is organized in sections co-ordinated by active researchers in mathematics education in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland. The purpose of this sourcebook is to synthesize and survey the established body of research in these countries with findings that have influenced ongoing research agendas, informed practice, framed curricula and policy. The sections for each country also include historical articles in addition to exemplary examples of recently conducted research oriented towards the future. The book will serve as a standard reference for mathematics education researchers, policy makers, practitioners and students both in and outside the Nordic countries.

Author : C.R. Velde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792368458
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace written by C.R. Velde and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-12-31 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text aims to provide the reader with insightful perspectives about competence in different situations and contexts. It presents a more enlightened view of competence by opening up an international dialogue about the meaning and interpretation of competence in the workplace.

Author : Sten R. Ludvigsen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136943927
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning Across Sites written by Sten R. Ludvigsen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How are learning activities organised? How are tools and infrastructures used? What competences are needed to participate in specialised activities? What counts as knowledge in multiple and diverse settings? Where can parallels be drawn between workplaces? This book addresses these questions.

Author : Christine R. Velde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402087543
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Perspectives on Competence in the Workplace written by Christine R. Velde and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world’s economy develops into a more dynamic, fast-moving, and unpredictable entity, it is crucial that the workers who create wealth have the ability to assess and respond to new and unforeseen challenges. In other words, the future will require a more competent workforce. What, though, does this mean in practice? In this, the fully revised second edition of Christine Velde’s book, a variety of researchers from around the world provide a truly international perspective on the issue. They help to redefine the term competence. Rather than responding to challenges using a pre-existing set of skills, they see competence as having the ability to assess new situations, and then adapt one’s response accordingly, particularly in collaboration with others. Providing the reader with insightful perspectives about competence in different situations and contexts, the book’s sections explore the concept of competence in industry and vocational education, in schools and colleges, in small businesses and companies, and in universities. The interpretation, experience and teaching of competence in the workplace is boiled down to five essential components that in themselves represent an argument for a more holistic conception of competence. Velde herself concludes the book by synthesizing and reflecting on the contents. This book provides the reader with insightful perspectives on competence, and the characteristics of learning environments in different workplace contexts. Drawing on phenomenographic insights allows it to present a more enlightened view of competence, at the same time as opening up an international dialogue about the meaning and interpretation of competence in the workplace. Useful not only to educators and researchers, this volume will also assist leaders and managers in a variety of contexts to develop more meaningful workplaces.

Author : Paul Light
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134764715
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learning with Computers written by Paul Light and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to the belief that computers isolate users, Karen Littleton and Paul Light demonstrate that learning with computers is often a collaborative and social activity. Learning with Computers brings together a significant body of research that shows how working with others at the computer can be beneficial to learners of all ages, from the early school years to the highest levels of education. It also investigates factors such as gender that explain why some interactions are not as productive as others.