Models of teaching /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beginning the inquiry : creating communities of expert learners -- Models of teaching and learning : where do they come from and how are they used? -- Partners in learning : from dyads to group investigation -- Role playing : studying social behavior and values -- Jurisprudential inquiry : learning to think about social policy -- Personality and learning styles : adapting to individual differences -- Inquiry on social models : learning about social learning -- The basic inductive model : collecting, organizing, manipulating, and using data -- Attaining concepts : sharpening the basic thinking skills -- Scientific inquiry and inquiry training : the art of making inferences -- Memorization : getting the facts straight -- Synectics : enhancing creative thought -- Learning from presentations : advance organizers -- The developing intellect : cognitive development, learning styles, and adjustable models -- Inquiry on information processing models : learning about thinking -- Nondirective teaching : the learner at the center -- Concepts of self : modeling rich states of growth -- Inquiry on personal models -- Mastery learning and programmed instruction -- Direct instruction -- Learning from simulation : training and self-training -- Inquiry on behavioral models : tips for teaching -- Equity : gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background -- Creating curricula : the conditions of learning -- Learning styles and models of teaching : making discomfort productive -- Nature and nurture : the brain and its environment -- Environments for students seriously at risk : a multiple-models approach -- Teaching ourselves to learn : the professional learning community.