"A practical primer par excellence for teachers who want to implement the principles of Reuven Feuerstein′s Mediated Learning Experience. A multitude of easy-to-implement suggestions empowers teachers to transform even the most challenged students into more effective thinkers and learners."
—James Bellanca, Chief Executive Officer
International Renewal Institute, Inc.
"Teachers are often told to improve students′ problem-solving abilities. This is a book that explains HOW, teaching the practitioner to recognize dysfunctions in cognition and providing strategies to help students become independent learners."
—Lauren Mittermann, Social Studies Teacher
Gibraltar Middle School, Fish Creek, WI
Develop your students′ abilities to think and learn more effectively!
All individuals have the potential to change and learn. Using Reuven Feuerstein′s theory that educators can enhance intelligence and change the way students think with the right kind of intervention, the authors provide teachers and counselors with practical strategies to help at-risk students develop cognitive skills and become more effective thinkers and learners. In the second edition, readers will find an expanded discussion of mediated learning, explanations and applications of the Cognitive Map and Structured Cognitive Modifiability, and reflective activities for the educator.
Through case studies and in-depth coverage of metacognition, metalearning, metateaching, and metatasking, this user-friendly resource shows educators how they can:
- Analyze learners′ cognitive skills
- Modify tasks to advance learning
- Promote the use of effective thinking skills
- Encourage autonomous learning
Mediated Learning, Second Edition, offers highly effective intervention techniques to increase student motivation, improve students′ problem-solving skills, and strengthen their thinking processes.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Reuven Feuerstein
Preface
Acknowledgments
Publisher′s Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part I. Metalearning: Structural Cognitive Modifiability
1. Unlocking Cognitive Potential
Part II. Metateaching: Mediated Learning Experience
2. Intentionality and Reciprocity
3. Meaning
4. Transcendence
5. Competence
6. Self-Regulation and Control of Behavior
7. Sharing
8. Individuation
9. Goal Planning
10. Challenge
11. Self-Change
12. Search for the Optimistic Alternative
13. Sense of Belonging
Part III. Metacognition: Cognitive Functions and Dysfunctions
14. Input
15. Elaboration
16. Output
Part IV. Metatask: Cognitive Map
17. Analyzing the Task
Resource A: Answers to Work Pages
Resource B: Rating Scale
Resource C: Glossary
References
Index
About the Author :
Mandia Mentis is an educational psychologist and senior lecturer in the Special Education and Educational Psychology Programmes at Massey University, New Zealand. She is an accredited trainer of Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) and the Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD), having completed her training at the International Centre for Learning Enhancement in Israel under Reuven Feuerstein. Over the past 20 years, she has run Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) workshops with the Cognitive Research Centre in South Africa and with the Australasian Institute for Learning Enhancement in New Zealand. She has contributed extensively to research projects and publications and has co-written and published two books on Mediated Learning and Instrumental Enrichment. Mentis taught at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels and has worked as an educational psychologist in both special and inclusive education settings. Her teaching and research interests include cognitive assessment, teaching for diversity, and e-learning. Her doctoral research focuses on developing effective e-learning communities of practice. Marilyn Dunn-Bernstein’s diverse career in education spans 36 years. Along with her 20 years as a high school vice-principal, she has studied under Reuven Feuerstein and implemented the principles of structural cognitive modifiability, IE, and MLE in an extensive range of educational settings. These included 10 years of research, writing, and lecturing with the Cognitive Research Unit of the University of the Witwatersrand and 16 years of work with the Gifted Child Program for disadvantaged individuals in South African townships. Her current work as a psychologist in Australia involves enhancing cognitive, emotional, and creative development in individuals with autism, Down syndrome, Asperger’s, and gifts. She also works with undergraduate psychology and social sciences students, and has been part of the team that runs Feuerstein workshops in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. She holds a PhD in education, a masters in psychology, and a degree in human behavior. Martene Mentis has twenty years of experience in education and has taught at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Her diverse educational background includes 6 years with the Cognitive Research Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, where she contributed to research, lectured in Instrumental Enrichment (FIE) workshops, and helped develop educational resources, including two books on Mediated Learning and Instrumental Enrichment. She completed her training in FIE under Reuven Feuerstein, at the International Centre for Learning Enhancement in Israel, and in the Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) at the Cognitive Research Centre in South Africa. She has an honours degree in fine arts and a master′s degree in education. She currently is an independent scholar, artist, and illustrator, working as an art educator and graphic designer in New Zealand.
Review :
"Teachers are often told to improve students′ problem-solving abilities, but this is a book that explains HOW a teacher can go about that task. The authors teach the practitioner how to recognize dysfunctions in cognition, and provide strategies for helping students become independent learners."
"A practical primer par excellence for teachers who want to implement the principles of Reuven Feuerstein′s Mediated Learning Experience. A multitude of easy-to-implement suggestions for the use of Mediated Learning empowers teachers to transform even the most challenged students into more effective thinkers and learners."
"Offers a host of important intervention techniques to increase student motivation and improve problem-solving skills, and is a recommended pick for any college-level teaching or education collection. The inclusion of worksheets makes for a practical resource, offering reproducible fill-in checkpoints for success."
