kitchen table math, the sequel: top down teaching

Friday, July 6, 2007

top down teaching

Top-down [teaching] means that students begin with complex problems to solve and then work out or discover (with the teacher's guidance) the basic skills required.
Educational Psychology, 7th edition
Robert Slavin, p. 259
wholes, not parts: Martin Brooks and The Constructivist Classroomwhole math

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Lets learn about combustion engines and car manufacturing before learnming to drive.