Written by renowned cognitive education, psychology and child development professors, professionals and practitioners with years of experience in research and development of MLE, this book presents a fresh view of MLE theory for anyone working with children. The contributors have built on the current theoretical framework of MLE with a series of rich and relevant illustrations of MLE interventions at different developmental stages from preschool to primary levels.
Features of the book
- Two sections cover theory and applications of MLE.
- Presents an updated and multi-dimensional perspective of the theory of MLE.
- Focuses on MLE with children in schools and within specific learning contexts.
- Highlights MLE applications across cultures with rich illustrations of interventions drawn from some of the best programs such as Bright Start and Instrumental Enrichment.
- Includes ideas of dynamic assessment of children’s learning ability.
- Chapters are clearly and succinctly written with minimal use of psychological jargon.
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Pou, Lucy Kwee-Hoon, obtained her PhD from King's College, University of London. She has worked extensively with children with learning difficulties and pioneered the first learning support center in Singapore to use mediated learning experience as the main approach in intervention work with both children with special needs and those in mainstream shcools. She has been a regional tutor for the School of Education, University of Birmingham (Distance Education) and has also served as Diretor of Curriculum for the largest early childhood care provider in Singapore. Her interest and work in mediated learning experience has led her to actively present training and seminars worldwide. She is currently Director of the Centre for Enhancing Learning Potential in Singapore.
Tan Oon-Seng is Associate Professor of Psychological Studies at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, SIngapore. He was previously Director of the Temasek Cenre for Problem-based Learning, where he won an Innovator Award from the Enterprise Challenge Unit (Prime Minister's Office) for co-pioneering a project on education innovation for the knowledge-based economy. He has co-authored nine books and published numerous papers in areas pertaining to cognition, curriculum development and educational innovation. He is the main co-author of the university text Educational Psychology: A Practioner-Researcher Approach (An Asian Edition). His research interests include, among others, the study of cognitive functioning and mediated learning.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Yellow pictorial boards, blue titles. Corners sharp, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Signed by Alice Seok-Hoon in 2008, Moscow. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000658