Autonomous Classroom: The Role of a Positive Classroom Environment

Author: Ridley
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This series introduces four books this time, planned and written by world-renowned educational psychologists. It focuses on two hot issues in current world education reform—"making students the masters of learning" and "improving and developing students' learning abilities." Based on constructivist learning theory, it starts from different levels to provide educators, especially primary and secondary school teachers, with a series of theoretical learning spaces and effective operational models. Autonomous Classroom focuses on creating a positive classroom environment to cultivate self-directed learners; Thinking Instruction and Developing Reflective Thinking emphasize teaching strategies to improve students' thinking and reflective abilities; Self-Regulated Learning provides teachers with a teaching model to help students engage in self-regulated learning. This book is part of the Translation Series on Basic Education Reform and Development—Series on Classroom Teaching Psychology, planned and written by world-renowned educational psychologists. It focuses on two hot issues in current world education reform—"making students the masters of learning" and "improving and developing students' learning abilities," based on constructivist learning theory, starting from different levels to provide educators, especially primary and secondary school teachers, with a series of theoretical learning spaces and effective operational models. The book illustrates through a typical case study the importance of creating a positive classroom environment in cultivating self-directed learners, emphasizing students' needs and participation.