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Dimensions of Learning Spiral-bound – 1 July 1997

by Robert J. Marzano (Author), Debra J. Pickering (Author)

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The premise of Dimensions of Learning--an instructional framework founded on the best of what researchers and theorists know about learning--is that five types, or dimensions, of thinking are essential to successful learning. These are (1) positive attitudes and perceptions about learning, (2) thinking involved in acquiring and integrating knowledge, (3) thinking involved in extending and refining knowledge, (4) thinking involved in using knowledge meaningfully, and (5) productive habits of mind. Dimensions of Learning is a valuable tool for reorganizing curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The authors discuss each of the five dimensions in detail and describe hundreds of teaching strategies that support them--for example, how to help students construct meaning for declarative knowledge, internalize procedural knowledge, and see the relevance of what they are expected to learn. The authors provide many examples at the elementary and secondary classroom levels. Teachers of grades K-12 can use this information to improve teaching and learning in any content area. Educators consistently say that the most powerful reason for using Dimensions of Learning is that no matter what goal they are pursuing, the model helps them maintain a focus on learning. Anyone familiar with the first edition of the Teacher's Manual will notice a number of changes in the format of the second edition. The most notable is the addition of "marginalia." When appropriate, the text of the manual is supplemented with information in the margins, including references for books, articles, additional readings, or classroom materials relevant to the topic; quotes from teachers who have been using Dimensions of Learning in their classrooms; brief descriptions of schoolwide or districtwide efforts to implement various aspects of the model; relevant "quotable quotes" from well-known people; and visual representations of important information explained in the text

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English
Publisher

Assn for Supervision & Curriculum
Publication date

1 July 1997
Dimensions

24.13 x 2.54 x 28.58 cm
ISBN-10

0871203219
ISBN-13

978-0871203212
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Assn for Supervision & Curriculum; 2 Tch edition (1 July 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0871203219
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0871203212
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 24.13 x 2.54 x 28.58 cm

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Robert J. Marzano
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Robert J. Marzano is a speaker, trainer, and educational researcher in the United States. He has done educational research and theory on the topics of standards-based assessment, cognition, high-yield teaching strategies, and school leadership, including the development of practical programs and tools for teachers and administrators in K-12 schools.
Marzano is co-founder and CEO of Marzano Research in Centennial, Colorado. In 2012, the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences created the Regional Educational Laboratory (Central) at the Marzano Research, one of ten similar laboratories across the United States. Marzano was named executive director. He is also Executive Director of Learning Sciences Marzano Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Jane E. Pollock
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Jane E Pollock, Ph.D. is the co-author of ASCD bestseller Classroom Instruction That Works (2001). Jane wrote Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time (2007/2020) and Feedback: the Hinge that Joins Teaching and Learning (2011). She coauthored Dimensions of Learning Teacher and Training Manuals (1996), Assessment, Grading and Record Keeping (1999), Classroom Instruction That Works (2001), Improving Student Learning One Principal at a Time (2009) and Minding the Achievement Gap One Classroom at a Time (2012) and The i5 approach: Lesson Planning that Teaches Thinking and Fosters Innovation (2018).
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M. Russo

Really great, readable and doable. This is the basic book with all the explanations.

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Excellent Material! I am an educational therapist and bought this book for a course in my master's degree program. It is a very applicable explanation of the current application of thinking skills. Should be a great help for any teachers out there who want to understand what the Common Core Standards are all about and how to apply them. No mention of common core but a realistic, readable, non technical approach to learning and how teachers or parents can help students and even themselves to think better.

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