Chaos in the Classroom: A New Theory of Teaching and Learning

By Thomas J. Smith, Dorothy Leflore, Elizabeth Jane Davis

This book combines cognitive learning theory, constructivist learning theory, brain-based learning theory with chaos theory to create an entirely new theory of learning. It shows how the four theories share mutual principles that explain many of the gaps in our understanding of the learning process. The authors take the reader through each of the theories and explain their overlapping principles. Using examples from actual classrooms from elementary school to graduate school, they show how an understanding of the new learning theory helps create the conditions necessary for critical thinking and deep understanding of content. The last chapter is a play-by-play set of instructions for creating chaos in your own classroom.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159460407X
• ISBN13: 9781594604072
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.3" x 5.5"