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	Active Learning Workbook By Victor and Frank Katch This NEW, unique companion text corresponds directly with the content in Fit & Well—page by page and chapter by chapter. The Active Learning Workbook is guaranteed to help your students more easily comprehend the material presented in the Fit & Well text. The Active Learning Workbook has been a huge success with thousands of students because as they read from Fit & Well, they write answers to questions tagged directly to it. *This hands-on writing approach demonstrates an important principle of active learning—students learn* more effectively when they answer the questions in the workbook as they read from the text.** Research agrees, the active learning approach is a superior way to reinforce basic text concepts and principles. Click here to view snapshot pages from a course syllabus for Fit & Well used in a kinesiology course at the University of Michigan taught by one of the authors (V. Katch) of the Active Learning Workbook.
	*Dr. Tom Fahey, lead author of Fit & Well, has this to say about the Active Learning Workbook.* "I love the Active Learning Workbook, it's the perfect companion to our Fit & Well text. It helps students learn text material more effectively. The Katch's have produced a first-rate study guide that I'm proud to endorse."
Take a Workbook Tour The graphic on the left (above) is page 2 of Chapter 1 from Fit & Well. The graphic on the right (above) from the Active Learning Workbook illustrates the questions from Chapter 1 that are tagged to the Fit & Well text. Note that the introductory section in Fit & Well has a main header titled: “Wellness: The New Health Goal.” The next header, “The Dimensions of Wellness,” follows with the author’s discussion about the six dimensions of Wellness. Now glance at the corresponding workbook page in the right graphic. Note that the first entry under Study Questions at the top of the page is: "Wellness: The New Health Goal". This is the same as the section wording in Fit & Well. The first question in the workbook, “Briefly describe the concept of ‘wellness’,” coincides with the opening paragraph in this section. The next header in the workbook asks the student to list the six dimensions of wellness. What are the answers that the student writes in the workbook? That’s easy, they are the six topics the authors of Fit & Well list on page 2 and continue on page 3: To answer the question, the student lists the six dimensions in the workbook space as follows: physical wellness emotional wellness intellectual wellness spiritual wellness interpersonal and Social wellness environmental, or planetary, wellness That’s all there is to it. As the student reads a section, he or she writes the answers directly in the workbook; this is active learning! Three Reasons Why The Active Learning Method is Superior Reading and then writing reinforces learning and remembering. It is far superior to just underlining because reading with writing is an active not a passive process. The same reading then writing process is repeated throughout each chapter. Click here for some key references to learn more about the active learning process. The questions in the workbook have been formulated from the major points in Fit & Well. In effect, the workbook has become an important STUDY GUIDE to help students prepare for quizzes and exam. The end of each workbook chapter includes practice multiple choice and true/false exam questions so students receive immediate feedback on their learning and comprehension. Here is the quiz for chapter 1 of the Active Learning Workbook. The Answers are given in the back of the book. Additional Benefits Each Active Learning Workbook chapter includes one to three integrated "Thought Questions" that encourage students to think more deeply about Fit & Well concepts related to their own views of the wellness lifestyle. Here are the Thought Questions for chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the Active Learning Workbook. THERE'S MORE Also, each chapter opens with key terms and concepts. These are numbered in the order they appear in the book. This simple device allows the student to write the definition as they find the terms. Students soon learn that they should preview these terms before they begin to read the chapter. They will not remember all of the terms before they begin, but this introduction helps to keep an eye out for them. The terms are also bolded in the text, so students automatically will know they need to pay attention to the definition or give an example. This also helps to reinforce learning. Here are the Key Terms and Concepts for chapter 1 of the Active Learning Workbook. Return to Description Page Return to Home Page Go to Research Page Go to How To Use Page

The graphic on the left (above) is page 2 of Chapter 1 from Fit & Well. The graphic on the right (above) from the Active Learning Workbook illustrates the questions from Chapter 1 that are tagged to the Fit & Well text.

Note that the introductory section in Fit & Well has a main header titled: “Wellness: The New Health Goal.” The next header, “The Dimensions of Wellness,” follows with the author’s discussion about the six dimensions of Wellness.

Now glance at the corresponding workbook page in the right graphic. Note that the first entry under Study Questions at the top of the page is: "Wellness: The New Health Goal". This is the same as the section wording in Fit & Well.

The first question in the workbook, “Briefly describe the concept of ‘wellness’,” coincides with the opening paragraph in this section. The next header in the workbook asks the student to list the six dimensions of wellness. What are the answers that the student writes in the workbook? That’s easy, they are the six topics the authors of Fit & Well list on page 2 and continue on page 3: To answer the question, the student lists the six dimensions in the workbook space as follows:

physical wellness
emotional wellness
intellectual wellness
spiritual wellness
interpersonal and Social wellness
environmental, or planetary, wellness

That’s all there is to it. As the student reads a section, he or she writes the answers directly in the workbook; this is active learning!

Here is the quiz for chapter 1 of the Active Learning Workbook. The Answers are given in the back of the book.

Each Active Learning Workbook chapter includes one to three integrated "Thought Questions" that encourage students to think more deeply about Fit & Well concepts related to their own views of the wellness lifestyle.

Here are the Thought Questions for chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the Active Learning Workbook.

Also, each chapter opens with key terms and concepts. These are numbered in the order they appear in the book. This simple device allows the student to write the definition as they find the terms. Students soon learn that they should preview these terms before they begin to read the chapter. They will not remember all of the terms before they begin, but this introduction helps to keep an eye out for them. The terms are also bolded in the text, so students automatically will know they need to pay attention to the definition or give an example. This also helps to reinforce learning.

Here are the Key Terms and Concepts for chapter 1 of the Active Learning Workbook.