Two Kinds of Knowledge
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Teaching, Teaching Methods
| Author: | David McRobbie | ISBN: | 9780463964149 |
| Publisher: | David McRobbie | Publication: | April 1, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | David McRobbie |
| ISBN: | 9780463964149 |
| Publisher: | David McRobbie |
| Publication: | April 1, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
The English writer, Samuel Johnson once declared: ‘Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where to find information on it.’
This resource for teachers contains forty challenges which invite students to name things within a given category. An example is to collect the names of towns or cities with a river running through them. Students first tackle this challenge without access to reference material — in short, they display Johnson’s first kind of knowledge. Later, students are allowed library and on-line access and so demonstrate the second kind of knowledge.
In this way, students work cooperatively, expand their knowledge and vocabulary while gaining reading and research skills.
The English writer, Samuel Johnson once declared: ‘Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where to find information on it.’
This resource for teachers contains forty challenges which invite students to name things within a given category. An example is to collect the names of towns or cities with a river running through them. Students first tackle this challenge without access to reference material — in short, they display Johnson’s first kind of knowledge. Later, students are allowed library and on-line access and so demonstrate the second kind of knowledge.
In this way, students work cooperatively, expand their knowledge and vocabulary while gaining reading and research skills.
