The Learner’s Understanding

One of Keith's publications is:

The previous chapter is The Learner's Memory

Chapter 6 is The Learner’s Understanding

Contents:

  • The Meanings of Understanding
  • Understanding the Meanings of Others
  • Making Sense of the World
  • Two Perspectives on Understanding
  • Normative and Idiographic Approaches to Exploring Understanding
  • Testing Student Understanding
  • Exploring Student Understanding
  • Two Approaches to Research
  • Testing Student Understanding: Challenges of the Normative-Positivistic Approach
  • Operationalising Target Understanding
  • Developing Test Items
  • The Messy Nature of Student Understanding
  • An Example of Manifold Understanding of a Science Topic: Student Understanding of Ionic Bonding
  • Different Ways of Understanding
  • Meta-understanding and Multiple Understanding
  • Understanding Distinguished from Beliefs
  • Alternative Interpretations of Perceived Manifold Conceptions
  • Describing Student Understanding: Challenges of the Idiographic Approach
  • The Researcher’s Dilemma
  • Comprehending Language

The next Chapter is The Learner’s Thinking