About this title: Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach educational policy-makers? In this major new book, James Gee tackles the 'big ideas' about language, literacy and learning, applying his findings to real problems facing educationalists today. He tackles controversial debates such as the New Literacy Studies, and the idea that the academic language required to study, for example, Mathematics and the Sciences, is exclusionary and places unfair demands on poor and minority students. Gee also ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415317764ISBN:0415317762
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9.213 by 6.142 inches. 1. introduction 2. a strange fact about not learning to read 3. language and identity at home 4. stimulations and bodies 5. learning and gaming 6. affinity spaces 7. shape-shifting portfolio people 8. a final word: the content fetish referencestackles the big ideas about language, literacy and learning. why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? do computer games help or hinder learning? what can new research in psychology teach our ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis(Routledge)
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415317771ISBN:0415317770
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 9.213 by 6.142 inches. This book is printed on demand. (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) 1. introduction 2. a strange fact about not learning to read 3. language and identity at home 4. stimulations and bodies 5. learning and gaming 6. affinity spaces 7. shape-shifting portfolio people 8. a final word: the content fetish referencestackles the big ideas about language, literacy and learning. why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? do computer games help or ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2004-09-01
ISBN-13:9780415317771ISBN:0415317770
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415317771ISBN:0415317770
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415317771ISBN:0415317770
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 144 pages. This book is printed on demand (allow 1-2 weeks for printing) (144 pages) tackles the big ideas about language, literacy and learning. why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? do computer games help or hinder learning? what can new research in psychology teach our educational policy makers? 10 figures, 10 tables; size: 234x156 (Hardback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Date Published: 2004-08-25
ISBN-13:9780415317764ISBN:0415317762
Description: Fair. 2004 Routledge Pub. softcover. Highlighting and underlining throughout. Book is slightly cocked. Light scuffing on cover. Wear on cover edges and page edges. Great Otherwise! Binding is tight. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415317764ISBN:0415317762
Description: Tackles the big ideas about language, literacy and learning. Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach our educational policy makers? read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415317764ISBN:0415317762
Description: Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach educational policy-makers? In this major new book, James Gee tackles the 'big ideas' about language, liter... read more
Description: Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach educational policy-makers? In this major new book, James Gee tackles the 'big ideas' about language, literacy and learning, applying his findings to real problems facing educationalists today. He tackles controversial debates such as the New Literacy Studies, and the idea that the academic language required to study, for example, Mathematics and the ... read more
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE CHAPMAN HALL
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780415317771ISBN:0415317770
Description: Why do poor and minority students under-perform in school? Do computer games help or hinder learning? What can new research in psychology teach educational policy-makers? In this major new book, James Gee tackles the 'big ideas' about language, liter... read more
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