Academic Controversy: Enriching College Instruction Through Instructional ConflictThis book is about using conflict to create student involvement in learning, intellectual curiosity, intrinsic motivation to learn, higher achievement and higher level reasoning. Conflict is the heart of all drama, a major tool for capturing interest and attention. If students are to learn and master the procedures and skills required for managing intellectual conflicts constructively, they must do so in the classroom. |
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... dents ' best reasoned judgment on the issue . What Is the Instructor's Role in Academic Controversy ? The instructor's role in implementing structured academic controversies is an extension of the instructor's role in using cooperative ...
... dents ' best reasoned judgment on the issue . What Is the Instructor's Role in Academic Controversy ? The instructor's role in implementing structured academic controversies is an extension of the instructor's role in using cooperative ...
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... dents ? The answer to that question is somewhat of a mystery . The Avoidance of Intellectual Conflict A number of hypotheses could explain why conflict is so avoided and suppressed in college classes ( D. Johnson 1970 ; D. Johnson and F ...
... dents ? The answer to that question is somewhat of a mystery . The Avoidance of Intellectual Conflict A number of hypotheses could explain why conflict is so avoided and suppressed in college classes ( D. Johnson 1970 ; D. Johnson and F ...
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... dents need them . Intervening should leave group members with new skills that will be useful in the future . At a minimum : 1. Students need to recognize the need for the skill . 2. The skill must be defined clearly and specifically ...
... dents need them . Intervening should leave group members with new skills that will be useful in the future . At a minimum : 1. Students need to recognize the need for the skill . 2. The skill must be defined clearly and specifically ...
Contents
What Are Constructive Conflicts? | 1 |
The Inevitability of Controversy | 7 |
The Promise | 13 |
Copyright | |
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