Chaos in the classroom : a new theory of teaching and learning

Davis, Elizabeth Jane 1936- (Author). Smith, Thomas J. (Thomas Jean), 1949- (Added Author). Leflore, Dorothy, 1944- (Added Author).

Summary: "Chaos in the Classroom is about all the mysterious and creative thinking that goes on in classrooms from elementary school to university graduate school, and how teachers can understand what is happening. In developing a new theory of learning, the authors viewed the overlap among cognitive learning theory, brain-based learning theory, and critical thinking theory through the lens of chaos theory to make sense of the teaching/learning process. The authors take the reader through explanations of the theories, the development of the new theory, and conclude with an informative chapter on how teachers can create chaos in their own classrooms."--Jacket.

Record details

OCLC: ocn164570434
ISBN: 159460407X (alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781594604072 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: viii, 92 p. ; 22 cm.
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Publisher: Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 89) and index.
Contents:	The nonlinear dynamic theory of learning -- Brain-based teaching theory -- Finding the strange attractor -- Headfirst and on purpose -- Creating chaos and loving it.