Contextual learning: a review and synthesis
This paper is one of a series of studies that were commissioned for the National Assessment of Vocational Education (NAVE). The volume of papers is indexed at TD/IRD 88.197. This paper discusses the concept of contextual learning as a movement for the integration of skills. It calls into question the ideas of a skill hierarchy and the generalisation of basic skills. In particular, questions are raised about the ability of individuals to learn abstract skills divorced from the contexts in which the skills are to be used. What is needed is attention to the context, to the situation and to the re ... Show more
Authors: Karweit, Nancy
Published: [Washington, District of Columbia], [US Department of Education], 1998
Resource type: Government report or paper
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