Learning and Teaching in the Chinese Classroom: Responding to Individual Needs

Contents

Contents Foreword by John Chi-kin Lee ix Foreword by Kerry J. Kennedy xiii Preface xv About the authors xix 1. The Contexts of Teaching in the Twenty-First Century 1 Bick-har Lam 2. Constructivist Perspectives on Learning 31 Bick-har Lam 3. Behavioural Models of Learning 63 Shane N. Phillipson 4. The Role of Intelligence in the Diversity of Learners 95 Shane N. Phillipson 5. The Role of Creativity in the Diversity of Learners 127 Shane N. Phillipson 6. Understanding the Development of the Self 145 Bick-har Lam 7. Motivation and Effective Learning among Chinese Learners 175 Shane N. Phillipson 8. Language Development in Chinese Learners 203 Shane N. Phillipson viii Contents 9. The Social Context of Learning 231 Shane N. Phillipson 10. Teachers as Researchers and Teacher Development 265 Bick-har Lam 11. Lesson Planning, Assessment and Learning 291 Bick-har Lam Glossary 343 References 355 Index 383 ...