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 language | American English |
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State | Published - Apr 2018 |
Event | Annual California State University Symposium on University Teaching - Pomona, United States Duration: Apr 3 2018 → … |
Conference
Conference | Annual California State University Symposium on University Teaching |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Pomona |
Period | 4/3/18 → … |
Keywords
- parenting
- qualitative change
- stage development
- metaphor
Disciplines
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
- Child Psychology
- Developmental Psychology