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ERIC Number: EJ708391
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec-1
Pages: 0
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Thinking Big: A Conceptual Framework for the Study of Everything
Brady, Marion
Phi Delta Kappan, v86 n4 p276 Dec 2004
The current fervor for highly specified standards for each academic discipline requires students to view reality as composed of fragmented and unrelated bits of information. In this article, the author argues that what students really need is a system for organizing and integrating what they know so that they can understand the "big picture." Sections include: (1) An Alternative Organizer of Knowledge; (2) Our "Natural" Organizer of Knowledge; (3) Two Theories; and (4) What Should We Do?. (Contains 4 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Intellectual Disciplines, Academic Standards, Knowledge Level, Concept Formation
Phi Delta Kappa International, Inc., 408 N. Union St., P.O. Box 789, Bloomington, IN 47402-0789. Web site: http://www.pdkintl.org.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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