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The power of mindful learning / Ellen J. Langer.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1997.Description: xii, 167 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0201488396
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.15/23 LAN 20
LOC classification:
  • LB1060 .L35 1997
Contents:
1. When Practice Makes Imperfect -- 2. Creative Distraction -- 3. The Myth of Delayed Gratification -- 4. 1066 What? or the Hazards of Rote Memory -- 5. A New Look at Forgetting -- 6. Mindfulness and Intelligence -- 7. The Illusion of Right Answers.
Summary: In business, sports, laboratories, or at home, our learning is hobbled by certain antiquated and pervasive misconceptions. In this pithy, liberating, and delightful book she gives us a fresh, new view of learning in the broadest sense. Such familiar notions as delayed gratification, "the basics", or even "right answers", are all incapacitating myths which Langer explodes one by one.Summary: She replaces them with her concept of mindful or conditional learning which she demonstrates, with fascinating examples from her research, to be extraordinarily effective. Mindful learning takes place with an awareness of context and of the ever-changing nature of information. Learning without this awareness, as Langer shows convincingly, has severely limited uses and often sets one up for failure.
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Book Book The Mico University College Reserve 370.15/23 LAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 66341

"Merloyd Lawrence book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-156) and index.

1. When Practice Makes Imperfect -- 2. Creative Distraction -- 3. The Myth of Delayed Gratification -- 4. 1066 What? or the Hazards of Rote Memory -- 5. A New Look at Forgetting -- 6. Mindfulness and Intelligence -- 7. The Illusion of Right Answers.

In business, sports, laboratories, or at home, our learning is hobbled by certain antiquated and pervasive misconceptions. In this pithy, liberating, and delightful book she gives us a fresh, new view of learning in the broadest sense. Such familiar notions as delayed gratification, "the basics", or even "right answers", are all incapacitating myths which Langer explodes one by one.

She replaces them with her concept of mindful or conditional learning which she demonstrates, with fascinating examples from her research, to be extraordinarily effective. Mindful learning takes place with an awareness of context and of the ever-changing nature of information. Learning without this awareness, as Langer shows convincingly, has severely limited uses and often sets one up for failure.

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