Navigating the Pedagogical Space for Knowledge Building Classrooms: Theories, Principles, and Practices

This book discusses Knowledge Building Pedagogy, which is a future-oriented instructional and learning approach that focuses on developing the culture of innovation and knowledge creation in classrooms. It emphasizes sustaining idea improvement among students and encourages educators to make decisions based on principles rather than prescriptive procedures. It also identifies emerging research directions and developmental works related to knowledge building.

Format: Hardback
Length: 194 pages
Publication date: 01 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In the Knowledge Age, where innovation and creative knowledge are paramount to societal progress, enhancing the productivity of knowledge workers remains a top priority for competitive societies. Consequently, cultivating knowledge building capacity among students becomes a central objective of education. Knowledge building seeks to revolutionize school education by fostering an environment of innovation and knowledge creation within classrooms, spanning from preschools to universities. Knowledge building pedagogy centers around sustaining students' idea improvement, empowering them to take on collective cognitive responsibility for contributing value to the learning community. This approach, which has been developed since the 1990s, has gained widespread recognition as a model of instruction, with an international network of researchers, teachers, educators, engineers, and policymakers actively advancing its research and development.

Implementing the knowledge building approach necessitates educators to make decisions guided by principles rather than following prescriptive procedures commonly associated with traditional instructional models. Tan emphasizes the key pedagogical principles and delves into critical design considerations. He also identifies emerging research directions and ongoing developmental works related to knowledge building.

This book is a must-read for educators and education researchers who are passionate about designing and implementing knowledge building pedagogy. It provides valuable insights and practical strategies for transforming school education and equipping students with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the rapidly changing world of the 21st century.

Weight: 540g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367705527