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Author Thomas, John I.

Title Learning centers : opening up the classroom / John I. Thomas.

Publication Info. Boston : Holbrook Press, [1975]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  371.3 T458L    Check Shelf
Description xiii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Invitation to learning: the open classroom : The educational setting ; Creating the classroom environment -- Defining and clarifying learning centers : Purposes and characteristics of learning centers ; Using centers to motivate, diagnose, prescribe, and enrich learning -- Attracting pupils to learning centers : Putting ideas to work in single-object centers ; Multi-level, multi-experience learning centers -- Using textbooks and literature to personalize learning : Team learning in mathematics ; Personalizing individual reading experiences -- Ingredients essential to getting underway : Establishing the climate: prerequisite to open learning ; Preparing the classroom environment -- Getting underway: preparations for decentralizing the classroom : Organization of the classroom ; Barriers to implementation -- Approaches to implementation of learning centers : Implementing learning centers gradually ; Implementing learning centers moderately ; The total implementation of learning centers -- Evaluating the effectiveness of open learning in the classroom : Assessment of classroom readiness for open learning ; Assessment of pupils' needs, interests, and performance ; Assessment of teaching practices ; Effectiveness of open education.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and index.
Subject Open plan schools.
Classroom learning centers.
ISBN 0205048072.
0205048080 (paperback)
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