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Adaptivity as a Transformative Disposition

for Learning in the 21st Century

  • A unique book that ties together social-individual dialectics and adaptive learning
  • Describes fresh new case studies from social media contexts, school learning milieux, and various situations
  • Contextualizes recommendations for fostering adaptivity as a transformative disposition for moving ahead

Part of the book series: Education Innovation Series (EDIN)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Adaptivities at the Learner/Student Scale

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. An Epistemic Shift: A Literacy of Adaptivity as Critical for Twenty-First Century Learning

      • David Hung, Kenneth Y. T. Lim, Azilawati Jamaludin
      Pages 3-14
    3. Learner Adaptivity: An Initial Conceptualisation

      • Elizabeth Koh, Helen Hong, Jimmy Seah
      Pages 15-30
    4. Learning Adaptivity Across Contexts

      • Shu-Shing Lee, David Hung, Kenneth Y. T. Lim, Imran Shaari
      Pages 43-60
    5. Developing a Habitude: When Learning Isn’t Always Fun

      • David Hung, Imran Shaari, Daphnee Lee, Shu-Shing Lee
      Pages 87-105
  3. Adaptivities at the School and District Scale

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107
    2. Adaptivity and Creativity in the Arts: The Nexus and Affordances

      • Liang See Tan, Letchmi Devi Ponnusamy
      Pages 157-175
  4. Adaptivities at the Systems Scale

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177
    2. Adaptivities in the Singapore Education System: From Great to Excellent

      • David Hung, Shu-Shing Lee, Kenneth Y. T. Lim
      Pages 247-265
    3. An Ecological Perspective on Scaling: Balancing Structural and Individual Adaptivities

      • David Hung, Shu-Shing Lee, Laik Woon Teh, Yew Meng Kwan, Swathi Vishnumahanti, Ambar Widiastuti
      Pages 267-285

About this book

This volume introduces the concept of ‘adaptivity’ as occurring when, say, individuals cross boundaries. Through illustrations from both formal and informal learning, the book seeks to provide learning designs and frameworks for adaptivity. This book is unique as it ties together: a) social-individual dialectics; and b) adaptive learning as it relates to creativity and imagination.  It highlights case studies from social / new media contexts, school learning milieux, and formal and informal situations.  It approaches adaptive learning from the perspectives of students, teachers, school leaders, and participants in social media and other digitally mediated environments. The book is a valuable resource for practitioners and academics who are interested in adaptivity as a learning disposition.

Editors and Affiliations

  • National Insitute of Education Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    David Hung, Shu-Shing Lee

  • National Institute of Education Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Kenneth Y. T. Lim

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Adaptivity as a Transformative Disposition

  • Book Subtitle: for Learning in the 21st Century

  • Editors: David Hung, Kenneth Y. T. Lim, Shu-Shing Lee

  • Series Title: Education Innovation Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4560-17-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-4560-16-0Published: 03 December 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-1324-9Published: 18 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-4560-17-7Published: 19 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2211-4874

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-4882

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 322

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Literacy, Language Education, Learning & Instruction

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eBook USD 84.99
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  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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