Problem Solving for Teaching and Learning: A Festschrift for Emeritus Professor Mike Lawson

Synopsis

Problem Solving for Teaching and Learning explores the importance of problem solving to learning in everyday personal and social contexts. This book is divided into four sections: Setting the scene; Conceptualising problem solving; Teachers’ knowledge and beliefs about problem solving; and Fostering students’ problem-solving capabilities, allowing readers to gain an insight into the various sub-topics that problem solving in learning and teaching introduce. Drawing together diverse perspectives on problem solving located in a variety of educational settings, this book explores problem solving theory, including its cognitive architecture, as well as attending to its translation into teaching and learning in a range of settings, such as education and social environments. This book also suggests how effective problem-solving activities can be incorporated more explicitly in learning and teaching and examines the benefits of this approach. The ideas developed in Problem Solving for Teaching and Learning will act as a catalyst for transforming practices in teaching, learning, and social engagement in formal and informal educational settings, making this book an essential read for education academics and students specialising in cognitive psychology, educational psychology, and problem solving.

Copyright:

2020

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780429684081

Related ISBNs:

9780429400902, 9780367001834, 9780367001834

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/21/20

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Helen Askell-Williams and Janice Orrell

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Helen Askell-Williams

Edited by:

Janice Orrell