Book+Discussion+Guide

Chapter 1: Learning, or Not Learning, in School

 * 1) How do you explain human learning?
 * 2) How do each of the following theories fit your thinking about human learning:
 * Piaget's (1952) work on cognitive structures and schema.
 * Vygotsky's (1962; 1978) work on zones of proximal development.
 * Bandura's (1965) work on attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation.
 * Wood, Bruner, and Ross's (1976) work on scaffolded instruction
 * 1) This book presents the gradual release of responsibility in four components. Discuss the strategies that might be useful in each component.
 * 2) Does the story about the cell phone relate to your personal experiences in trying to learn something new?
 * 3) What is the difference between increasing precision and prescription in teaching? How might the gradual release of responsibility framework increase precision teaching?
 * 4) How does the information on the gradual release of responsiblity framework connect to teaching and learning in our schools in Avon Grove?