How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching

How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
ISBN-10
0470617594
ISBN-13
9780470617595
Series
How Learning Works
Category
Education
Pages
336
Language
English
Published
2010-04-22
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Authors
Susan A. Ambrose, Michael W. Bridges, Michele DiPietro

Description

Distilling the research literature and translating the scientific approach into language relevant to a college or university teacher, this book introduces seven general principles of how students learn. The authors have drawn on research from a breadth of perspectives (cognitive, developmental, and social psychology; educational research; anthropology; demographics; organizational behavior) to identify a set of key principles underlying learning, from how effective organization enhances retrieval and use of information to what impacts motivation. Integrating theory with real-classroom examples in practice, this book helps faculty to apply cognitive science advances to improve their own teaching.

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