A new theory of teaching and learning

摘要

The underlying premises for Chaos in the Classroom are that learning and education are nonlinear and complex, and that time in the context of teaching and learning is irreversible. In order to create learning environments wherein critical, creative thinking occurs, the authors provide a way of rethinking our educative agenda from the perspectives of what they term as first, second and third order chaos. Understanding learning dynamics from the perspective of chaos and complexity theories while delineating these varying perspectives of chaos entails changing paradigms and metaphors for teaching and learning. Grounded in practical examples from K-12 as well as university classes, this short tome offers an accessible and pragmatic way of rethinking classroom dynamics and learning theory as it applies to classroom settings.