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Author Banner, James M

Title Elements of Learning
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (198 pages)
Contents ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How to Read This Book""; ""1. The Adventure of Learning""; ""Part One: The Elements of Learning""; ""2. Industry""; ""Working on Your Weaknesses""; ""Why Teachers Work You So Hard""; ""3. Enthusiasm""; ""Learning in Spite of a Bad Teacher""; ""4. Pleasure""; ""Delayed Gratification""; ""5. Curiosity""; ""What Is Knowledge?""; ""6. Aspiration""; ""Don�t Sell Yourself Short""; ""7. Imagination""; ""Using Your Imagination""; ""8. Self-Discipline""; ""Going for the Gold""; ""9. Civility""; ""Competition""; ""10. Cooperation""; ""Studying Together""; ""11. Honesty""
""Plagiarism""""12. Initiative""; ""Obstacles to Initiative""; ""Part Two: The Circumstances of Learning""; ""13. Who Teaches You""; ""How Should Teachers Help You?""; ""Teachers Are Human, Too""; ""Knowledge and Moral Good""; ""14. What You Learn""; ""The Arts and Sciences""; ""Choosing Your Courses""; ""15. How You Learn""; ""Grades""; ""16. From School to College""; ""Is Knowledge All?""; ""17. Some Final Thoughts""; ""What To Do""; ""Listen and Observe!""; ""Reflect!""; ""Question!""; ""Explore!""; ""Adapt!""; ""Apply What You Learn!""; ""Share Your Knowledge!""; ""Admit Ignorance!""
""Accept Uncertainty!""""Learn Anytime!""; ""Learn Anywhere!""; ""Evaluate Yourself!""
Summary This engaging and helpful book is both a thoughtful celebration of the learning process and a practical guide to becoming a better student. Written by the authors of the acclaimed Elements of Teaching, it is designed to help students of all agesparticularly high school and college studentsattain their full potential for success in any area of study.James M. Banner, Jr., and Harold C. Cannon explore the qualities needed to get the most out of education: industry, enthusiasm, pleasure, curiosity, aspiration, imagination, self-discipline, civility, cooperation, honesty, and initiative. For each of these elements they offer general reflections, useful suggestions, and a description of a fictional student who either embodies or lacks these qualities. The second part of the book helps students understand the environment in which they learn, by focusing on such topics as teachers, the curriculum, ways of learning, and the transition from school to college. The core points of the text are reinforced by answers to questions that haunt students, as well as tips on what to do to become the best student possible. Throughout, the authors encourage students to consider learning as part of their lives and to be active participants in their own education
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Subject Learning.
Study skills.
Learning, Psychology of.
College student orientation.
Learning
College student orientation
Learning
Learning, Psychology of
Study skills
Form Electronic book
Author Cannon, Harold C
ISBN 9780300127157
0300127154