Understanding and Advancing Qualitative Change in University Students' Learning: Insights from Developmental Psychology

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Abstract

Children's development provides a useful metaphor for improving our pedagogy. No matter how forcefully or how often conventional instruction is provided to children, deep conceptual change does not occur until children are ready to develop. I showcase this theme in Developmental Psychology with two famous and fun children's games. But our efforts to profoundly change our students' understanding are not futile, just as most children do develop. Using parent-child relationships as a metaphor for teacher-student relationships, I demonstrate show how we as faculty can promote insightful, lasting learning in our students.
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Apr 2018
EventAnnual California State University Symposium on University Teaching - Pomona, United States
Duration: Apr 3 2018 → …

Conference

ConferenceAnnual California State University Symposium on University Teaching
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPomona
Period4/3/18 → …

Keywords

  • parenting
  • qualitative change
  • stage development
  • metaphor

Disciplines

  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology

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