Enhancing the Quality of Learning - Title page

pp iii-iii

Copyright page

pp iv-iv

Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

Figures

pp ix-ix

Tables

pp x-xii

Contributors

pp xiii-xiv

Preface

pp xv-xvi

1 - Introduction

pp 1-12

Part A - Dispositions Toward Quality of Learning

pp 13-114

2 - The Quality of Learning at University

pp 15-31

3 - Dispositions and the Quality of Learning

pp 32-50

4 - Education for Rational Thought

pp 51-92

5 - Individual Differences That Affect the Quality of Learning in Doctoral Candidates

pp 93-114

Part B - Instruction that Affects Quality of Learning

pp 115-136

6 - Enhancing Learning through Constructive Alignment

pp 117-136

7 - Framing the Features of Good-Quality Knowledge for Teachers and Students

pp 137-159

8 - Theory Building and the Pursuit of Understanding in History, Social Studies, and Literature

pp 160-177

9 - Fostering Self-Regulated Learning by Journal Writing

pp 178-200

10 - Promoting Learning Skills in Undergraduate Students

pp 201-227

11 - Using Technology to Foster Meaningful Learning Environments

pp 228-248

Part C - Learning Processes and Mental Structures that Support Quality of Learning

pp 249-376

12 - Quality Learning from Texts We Read

pp 251-275

13 - Learning with Multiple Documents

pp 276-314

14 - Deeper Learning in Reading Comprehension

pp 315-338

15 - Knowledge Acquisition from Verbal and Pictorial Information

pp 339-365

16 - Future Directions

pp 366-376

Author Index

pp 377-391

Subject Index

pp 392-397