Constructing experiential learning in the language arts classroom

Recent research in educational practice has identified and emphasized the value of connecting school curriculum to the personal experiences of the students; but to be effective, learners must possess a collection of baseline experiences the teacher can connect new learnings to. If the baseline exper...

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Main Author: Marzell, TerryLee Hutton
Format: Others
Published: CSUSB ScholarWorks 2001
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2013
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3013&context=etd-project
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Summary:Recent research in educational practice has identified and emphasized the value of connecting school curriculum to the personal experiences of the students; but to be effective, learners must possess a collection of baseline experiences the teacher can connect new learnings to. If the baseline experiences are lacking, the instructor could choose to create a classroom experience upon which to build additional learnings.