Deep learning is possible for all students, regardless of subject, grade, or previous experience. In Loving What They Learn, author Alexander McNeece explains how high engagement nurtures the needs--for competence, autonomy, and content relevance--that students have, provides tools to measure how well those needs are being met in the classroom, and reveals science-based strategies that fill the gap.
See how to increase learner engagement: • Study the engagement gap's impacts and how to create a lasting culture that bridges that gap, developing a growth mindset in learners. • Encounter real-world anecdotes about different students, and see the research-based learning strategies in action. • Become familiar with student needs and the effect their fulfillment has on student engagement and achievement. • Discover dozens of research-backed teaching strategies that help fulfill students' various cognitive and affective needs, giving them increased autonomy and self-efficacy in the classroom. • Self-assess how well engagement is cultivated in four domains, and compare those results with student engagement inventory data.
