Dispositions : reframing teaching and learning /
Arthur L. Costa, Professor Emeritus, California State University, Sacramento, Cofounder, Institute for Habits of Mind, Bena Kallick, Program Director Eduplanet21, Cofounder, Institute for Habits of Mind ; foreword by Yong Zhao.
- xii, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: Challenging the Mindset -- 2. Why Dispositions? -- 3. What are Dispositions? -- 4. Deciding On Dispositions -- 5. Dispositions: Hard-Wired or Learned? -- 6. Dispositions by Intention: Mapping the Curriculum -- 7. Observing and Assessing Growth in Dispositional Learning -- 8. School Cultures that Support Dispositional Learning -- *9. Afterthoughts and Actions
'A costly gap exists between what we claim to value as educational essentials and how we evaluate results. In Dispositions, Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a game-changing look at why and how to'mind the gap''.- Cover