The Learning Power Approach: Teaching Learners to Teach Themselves

by Guy Claxton

Become mind-fit for life! Learning is learnable! Educators can explicitly teach not just content, knowledge and skills, but also positive learning attitudes and habits of mind. Guy Claxton’s The Learning Power Approach will help teachers understand how ‘every lesson, every day’ shapes the way students see themselves as learners. This is the beauty of the Learning Power it is something all teachers can integrate into their daily practice. Claxton’s work helps us notice ‘what lies beneath’ the surface of our teaching and attend more closely to the way we shape dispositions and attitudes. Readers will   • approaches focused on building character alongside knowledge acquisition • cognitive, social and neuroscientific supportive evidence • practical illustrations and strategies Written by a renowned cognitive scientist, this book offers a ground-breaking set of design principles for strengthening students’ learning muscles. "This is the beauty of the Learning Power Approach. It is not a program, not a subject, not an add-on - it is something all teachers can integrate into their practice on a daily basis. Claxton’s work helps us notice ‘what lies beneath’ the surface of our teaching and to attend much more closely to the way we shape dispositions and attitudes to learning."   Kath Murdoch, Education Consultant University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia  

Genres: Education, Teaching

287 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 27, 2017

About the author

Guy Claxton is Emeritus Professor of the Learning Sciences at the University of Winchester. His many publications include Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: Why Intelligence Increases When You Think Less. He lives in the UK.

Reviews

[Michelle Mayfield]

I loved the way this book focused on teaching kids how to be successful in life, which also will improve test scores, rather than just focusing only on improving test scores. We really don't want a society full of compliant people who can't think for themselves, but can manage to get good scores on tests...

[Luke Fitzpatrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very ideological, but an interesting read.

[Charlotte Wastell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Refreshing outlook on education

[June O'Sullivan]

Useful, practical and easy to read, a winning combination.