ERIC Number: EJ869329
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 15
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Towards a Sense-Making Pedagogy: Writing Activities in an Undergraduate Learning Theories Course
Holliway, David
International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, v20 n3 p447-461 2008
This article describes a possible praxis for an undergraduate learning theories course. The philosophies of "a language-based theory of learning" (Wells, 1999), writing across the curriculum (Young, 1994), learner-centered education (Lambert & McCombs, 1998), and critical-thinking (Paul, 1995) are interwoven with the rationale and practice of this course. The paper is structured with descriptions of the institutional context, the theoretical frame, the course organization, the writing assignments and criteria used in this course. In addition, samples of student writing are reviewed to demonstrate students' developing sense-making of the content studied. Possible cross-disciplinary applications and the author's self-reflections about the course viewed through "constructivist dilemmas" (Windschitl, 2002) are addressed in the conclusion. (Contains 1 table.) [Note: The publication year (2009) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct publication year is 2008.]
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Writing Assignments, Writing Across the Curriculum, Course Organization, Learning Theories, Higher Education, Undergraduate Study, Critical Thinking, Student Writing Models, Active Learning, Introductory Courses, Educational Psychology, Evaluation, Educational Change, Models, Reflection, Productivity
International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning. Web site: http://www.isetl.org/ijtlhe
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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