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Vygotsky, excerpts from "Thought and language" and "Mind and society" - 0 views

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    Google Books excerpt of Language, literacy, and learning in educational practice: a reader by Stierer and Maybin, see pp 45-58. This excerpt includes Vygotsky's work on proximal development. Also known as Vykotsky.
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    mentioned in Deeper Learning thread re: adaptive testing. "Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development," the problems are situated for success with an incremental stretch by the student. Adaptive testing can well serve competency based learning- earn an "A" by progressing X number of steps or reach some threshold of competence. Attainment is self-reinforcing and can be pragmatically related to grades."
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Diffusion of innovations (definition) - 0 views

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    From Wikipedia, essentially "Diffusion of Innovations is a theory of how, why, and at what rate new ideas and technology spread through cultures." Theory was popularized this theory in his 1962 book "Diffusion of Innovations"
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    Mentioned in Engaging Faculty thread in Jam as theory that claims to predict who would be willing to adopt a technology.
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Understanding by Design - 0 views

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    By Grant P. Wiggins and Jay McTighe. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1998. (On Worldcat) "With an expanded array of practical strategies, tools, and examples from all subject areas, the book demonstrates how the research-based principles of Understanding by Design apply to district frameworks as well as to individual units of curriculum. "
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Classroom assessment techniques : a handbook for college teachers (Book, 1993) [WorldCa... - 0 views

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    "Classroom assessment techniques : a handbook for college teachers"
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Self-directed Learning : A Guide for Learners and Teachers - 0 views

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    By Malcolm S Knowles, New York: Association Press, 1975 (on Worldcat)
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Designing and Assessing Courses and Curricula : A Practical Guide - 1 views

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    By Robert M. Diamond. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2nd edition 1998. (On Worldcat)
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