The Hungry Mind: the Origins of Curiosity in Childhood

By:

Engel, Susan L

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: London Harvard University Press 2015Description: 220pISBN:

9780674984110 (pbk)

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Summary: Despite American education’s recent mania for standardized tests, testing misses what really matters about learning: the desire to learn in the first place. Curiosity is vital, but it remains a surprisingly understudied characteristic. The Hungry Mind is a deeply researched, highly readable exploration of what curiosity is, how it can be measured, how it develops in childhood, and how it can be fostered in school.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195 -206) and index.

Despite American education’s recent mania for standardized tests, testing misses what really matters about learning: the desire to learn in the first place. Curiosity is vital, but it remains a surprisingly understudied characteristic. The Hungry Mind is a deeply researched, highly readable exploration of what curiosity is, how it can be measured, how it develops in childhood, and how it can be fostered in school.

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