Learning Theories : An Educational Perspective
ISBN: 9780132435659 | 0132435659
Edition: 5thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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The main objectives of this text are: to inform readers of the historical and current learning theoretical principles, concepts, and research findings, especially as they relate to education, and to provide applications of the principles and concepts in settings where teaching and learning occur.The text focuses primary emphasis on cognitive theories that stress learners' constructions of beliefs, skills, strategies, and knowledge. Behavioral views are also discussed. Following an introductory chapter on learning that discusses key learning iss... MORE
| Learning: Introduction, Issues, Historical Perspectives | |
| Behavioral Theories | |
| Social Cognitive Theory | |
| Information Processing | |
| Cognitive Learning Processes | |
| Cognition and Instruction | |
| Constructivism | |
| Motivation | |
| Content-Area Learning | |
| Development and Learning | |
| Glossary |
