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Chapter 4 - The Design of Better Instructional Programs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2022

Joseph D. Novak
Joseph D. Novak
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Cornell University, New York
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In part to illustrate the slow progress in secondary school facilities and programs, I introduce findings from a study done some 50 years ago. Most of the positive changes that occurred in the last 100 years are the result of an occasional creative administrator or school leader. To the best of my knowledge, none of these innovations were introduced on the basis of a comprehensive theory of education. I present evidence to suggest that this situation is changing.

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Helping People Learn , pp. 98 - 113
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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