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References & Resources

Doyle, Terrence. (2008). Helping Students Learn in a Learner-Centered Environment: A Guide to Facilitating Learning in Higher Education. Sterling, Virginia: Stylus.

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Additional Resources

Bjork, R.A. (1994). “Memory and Metamemory Considerations in the Training of Human Beings.” In J. Metcalfe and A. Shimamura (Eds.) Metacognition: Knowing About Knowing, 185-205. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

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National Research Council, Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning, National Research Council, & Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice. (2000). How People Learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school (Expanded Ed.). Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

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Weimer, Maryellen. (2002). Learner Centered Teaching. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.

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