The Teaching/Learning Cycle(tm)
Both teaching and learning have natural, parallel, and mutually compatible cycles. This teaching/learning cycle, as shown below, interacts with the basic structure of learning objectives in this text.
The Teaching Cycle The inner (tan) circle shows the steps an instructor takes in teaching a chapter. Your teacher assigns material, presents the subject in lecture, explains by going over assignments and answering questions, reviews the subject prior to an exam, and assesses your knowledge and understanding using examinations and other means of evaluation.
The Learning Cycle Moving outward, the next circle (green) shows the steps you should take in studying a chapter:
- Preview the material
- Read the chapter
- Apply your understanding by working the assignments
- Review the chapter
- Recall and demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the material in examinations and other assessments
Integrated Learning Objectives Your textbook supports the teaching/learning cycle through the use of integrated learning objectives. Learning objectives are simply statements of what you should be able to do after you have completed a chapter. The outside (blue) circle shows how learning objectives are integrated into your text and other study aids and how they interact with the teaching/learning cycle.
- Learning objectives listed at the beginning of each chapter aid your teacher in making assignments and help you preview the chapter.
- Each learning objective is referenced in the text where that subject is covered.
- Every exercise, problem, and case in the end-of-chapter assignments shows the applicable learning objective(s) so you can refer to the text if you need help.
- A summary of the key points for each learning objective, a list of new concepts and terms referenced by learning objectives, and a review problem covering key learning objectives assist you in reviewing each chapter. The Study Guide, also organized by learning objectives, provides additional review.
