- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Network Educational Press Ltd (1 Jan 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 185539068X
- ISBN-13: 978-1855390683
- Product Dimensions: 29.8 x 21.2 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,889,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Alistair Smith's book describes where the science of learning and the art of teaching meet. It offers to teachers something rich and powerful. Not a simple blueprint, but a set of well researched guiding principles on which to build more effective learning. The theory is there to keep the practice visionary and the practice is there to keep the theory honest. It recognises that teaching is not a mechanistic process but a performing art - one that is rooted in an understanding of how learning works and the potential of the human brain to be the architect of its own intelligence. Professor John MacBeath, Director, Quality in Education Centre, University of Strathclyde
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Accelerated Learning in Practice is the author's second book which takes Nobel Prize winning brain-research into the classroom. It uses the author's Accelerated Learning cycle to show what to do so that students are motivated to learn quickly, effectively and with improved recall. There are separate sections on: global learning trends and why we should pay attention to them; 9 principles of learning based on brain-research; guaranteed ways to motivate learners; esteem-building tools for schools, teachers and parents; proven methods for purposeful target-setting; language rich environments; the 7 stage Accelerating Learning cycle; intelligence and how to teach for it; music, movement and memory 17 different ways in which schools have made Accelerated Learning work Accelerated Learning in Practice is structured to help readers access and retain the information necessary to begin to accelerate their own learning and that of the students they teach. With over 100 learning tools, case studies from 36 schools and 7 Local Education Authorities and an up to the minute resources section it is a must for anyone serious about learning.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a Head of Department of Modern Languages, I bought this book for my own reference. Having read it, I ordered copies for my department. Along with a clear explanation of theory, the practical suggestions help you to put theory into practice. I strongly disagree with the reviewer from Manchester - it's the teachers who need to do the learning, in order to make their teaching most effective! This is a book that gives a great introduction to Accelerated Learning. We have now tried out many of the ideas and booked INSET days and outside speakers to help us to accelerate the learning of all our pupils.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have read all the books by this author and find them invaluable tools for the classroom. Numerous case studies gave me a great deal of food for thought. If you are interested in Accelerated Learning and want a book to help you to get started, I recommend any of the books by Alistair Smith. You can then follow up with more specific reading such as Goleman or Gardner.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a classroom teacher and head of a science department in a large High school I found this book to be an invaluable aid in helping me to focus the department on teaching and learning. As a department we have adopted the learning cycle wholesale and have reformatted our schemes of work around it. We find it an essential planning tool.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Beginners only
Having read all the reviews of this book I think I appreciate what is going on. The key question is how many books on Acc Learning are you going to buy. Read more
Published on 1 Jun 2002
This is a brilliant guide to modern thinking about learning
I am a classroom teacher who works with adults and with children and I think Alistair Smith has put together an inspired model of organising learning. Read more
Published on 20 July 2000
Very Disappointing
Having read a large number of books in this field, this is one of the worst. Go to the original sources, rather than accept Smith`s diluted version. Read more
Published on 9 July 2000
Ideas for making teaching and learning more effective
This book outlines research findings about the way we learn and uses them to suggest ways in which teaching and learning can be made more effective. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2000
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