Reflection and Reconstruction of School Learning - A Perspective on the Meaning of Knowledge: A Perspective on the Meaning of Knowledge

Author: Zheng Tainian
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This book is based on the cutting-edge research findings in learning science, aiming to reflect on the prominent issues in traditional school learning from a new dimension—the meaning of knowledge—and explore how research in the field of learning science provides fundamental clues for approaching and attempting to solve these problems, as well as for reconstructing school learning. It analyzes the implications of these clues for curriculum and teaching reform. The core question addressed throughout the book is: How is the meaning of knowledge lost in traditional teaching methods, which primarily rely on teacher lectures, student listening, and practice? How can the meaning of knowledge be restored in school learning to overcome alienation in education and promote the reconstruction of school learning? The book explores pathways to restore the meaning of knowledge and reconstruct school learning from three aspects: establishing connections between knowledge and the real world, grounding in the sociocultural attributes and knowledge-experience foundation of learners, and restoring the social practical nature of learning.
This book, based on the cutting-edge research findings in learning science, aims to reflect on the prominent issues in traditional school learning from a new dimension—the meaning of knowledge—and explore how research in the field of learning science provides fundamental clues for approaching and attempting to solve these problems, as well as for reconstructing school learning. It analyzes the implications of these clues for curriculum and teaching reform. The core question addressed throughout the book is: How is the meaning of knowledge lost in traditional teaching methods, which primarily rely on teacher lectures, student listening, and practice? How can the meaning of knowledge be restored in school learning to overcome alienation in education and promote the reconstruction of school learning? The book explores pathways to restore the meaning of knowledge and reconstruct school learning from three aspects: establishing connections between knowledge and the real world, grounding in the sociocultural attributes and knowledge-experience foundation of learners, and restoring the social practical nature of learning.