The Art of Educating with V Diagrams

The Art of Educating with V Diagrams explains how educating works.

D. Bob Gowin (Author), Marino C. Alvarez (Author)

9780521843430, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 11 July 2005

312 pages, 63 b/w illus. 4 tables
23.5 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.477 kg

“The authors of this timely text pose a question: “Why read this book?” They then proceed to define and explain the use and value of Venn Diagrams as utilized in an eight-year Exploring Minds Project at Tennessee State University. Educators interested in developing the critical thinking skills of students in courses from math to social studies will find these results useful.”
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This book focuses on the mind and its ability to seek answers to unknown or unanswered questions. The theory of educating provides the grounding for using V diagrams by students, educators, researchers, and parents. Teachers make lesson plans using V diagrams and concept maps. They become expert coaches in guiding student performances. Students learn to construct their own knowledge. They change from question-answerers to question-askers. Parents share meaning with their children and their children's teachers and administrators. Administrators monitor programs and are in touch with all participants in schools and universities. Researchers and evaluators can share records of events and facts. With this theory working in the classrooms and laboratories of many practical places of educating plus extending into the world of technology literacy, The Art of Educating with V Diagrams explains how educating works.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I. Four Commonplaces of Educating Plus One: 1. The art of educating
2. Simplifying complexity without denying it
Part II. The V Diagram: 3. Thinking around the V
4. Structuring knowledge
5. Minding events and making a V
6. Learning and teaching the V
Part III. Analyzing, Evaluating, and Conducting Research: 7. Evaluating V diagrams
8. Researching educating
Part IV. Reasoning with Technology: 9. Electronic educating
Epilogue.

Subject Areas: Educational psychology [JNC], Education [JN]