The self-directed learning handbook : challenging adolescent students to excel

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Title:

Author:

Gibbons, Maurice, 1931-

ISBN:

9780787959555

Personal Author:

Gibbons, Maurice, 1931-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2002.

Physical Description:

xviii, 183 p. ; 28 cm.

Series:

The Jossey-Bass education series

Series Title:

The Jossey-Bass education series

Contents:

1. The Case for Self-Directed Learning -- 2. A Framework for Teaching SDL -- 3. Rethinking Student Coursework -- 4. Planning Lessons and Projects -- 5. Teaching Independent Thinking -- 6. Negotiating Student Learning Agreements -- 7. Motivating and Empowering Students -- 8. Assessing Student Achievement -- 9. Pursuing a Path of Excellence -- Resource A. How Much SDL Are You Teaching Now? -- Resource B. How Self-Directing Are You? A Self-Assessment Instrument -- Resource C. The Passage Process -- Resource D. The Integrated SDL Unit: The Kinds of Activities Involved -- Resource E. Inner States for SDL -- Resource F. Sample Process Templates -- Resource G. Guidelines, Traps, and Boosters -- Resource H. The Support Group or Triad -- Resource I. Samples from a Student's Working Journal -- Resource J. Some of the Many Ways Students Can Learn.

Subject Term:

Individualized instruction -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Independent study -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Self-culture -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Middle school teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

High school teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley031/2002012169.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley036/2002012169.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley043/2002012169.html

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Summary

The Self-Directed Learning Handbook offers teachers and principals an innovative program for customizing schooling to the learning needs of individual students-- and for motivating them to take increasing responsibility for deciding what and how they should learn. Whether the students are struggling or proficient, the program is designed to nurture their natural passion for learning and mastery, challenging them to go beyond the easy and familiar so they can truly excel. The program can be introduced in stages in any middle or high school classroom and enables students of diverse abilities to design and pursue independent course work, special projects, or even artistic presentations, community field work or apprenticeships. Using this approach, the students take on an increasingly autonomous, self-directed role as they progress. The heart of the program is the action contract (or learning agreement) whereby the student sets challenging yet attainable goals, commits to a path for achieving them, and evaluates the results. Special emphasis is placed on developing skills and competencies that can serve the student well in his or her academic and career endeavors.