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

Type

Book

Authors

Susan A. Ambrose

Michael W. Bridges

Michele DiPietro

Marsha C. Lovett

Marie K. Norman

ISBN 10

0470484101

ISBN 13

9780470484104

Tags

Reference, Adult & Continuing Education, Educational Psychology, Instruction Methods, Certification & Development, Education

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. - from Amzon

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