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005    20060919174059.0 
008    750121s1975    maua     b    001 0 eng   
010       75002044 
020    0205048072. 
020    0205048080|q(paperback) 
035    (OCoLC)01177721 
035    (Sirsi) i0205048072 
035    (WaOLN)crl0598468 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dMUQ|dOCLCQ 
049    CKEA 
050 0  LB1029.O6|bT48 
082 0  371.3 
100 1  Thomas, John I. 
245 10 Learning centers :|bopening up the classroom /|cJohn I. 
       Thomas. 
264  1 Boston :|bHolbrook Press,|c[1975] 
300    xiii, 320 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-315) and 
       index. 
505 0  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.  
650  0 Open plan schools. 
650  0 Classroom learning centers. 
994    92|bCKE