The market-leading text on learning theories applied to education, this book draws readers in with a lucid and engaging writing style. It covers a broad range of theoretical perspectives, while including numerous classroom examples of how these theories apply to learning, instruction, and assessment.

The market-leading education textbook on learning theories, Human Learning looks at a broad range of theoretical perspectives, including behaviorist, social cognitive, cognitive, constructivist, contextual, and developmental theories. It describes associationistic processes, such as classical and operant conditioning, as well as more complex and distinctly human processes such as metacognition, self-regulated learning, and critical thinking. Using a many concrete examples and specific classroom applications, plus a lucid, conversational writing style that truly speaks to students, the author engages students from the start, and makes the concepts, principles, and theories related to human learning and cognition meaningful. The new Seventh Edition features a condensed format, which ideally accommodates typical semester-long courses, coverage of a variety of new topics that have emerged in recent research, and significant updates to include such information as technological innovations in instruction and the neurological underpinnings of learning and behavior.

Contenu

PART ONE INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN LEARNING

CHAPTER 1 Perspectives on Learning

CHAPTER 2 Learning and the Brain

PART TWO BEHAVIORIST VIEWS OF LEARNING

CHAPTER 3 Behaviorist Principles and Theories

CHAPTER 4 Applications of Behaviorist Principles

PART THREE SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY

CHAPTER 5 Social Cognitive Theory

PART FOUR COGNITIVE VIEWS OF LEARNING

CHAPTER 6 Introduction to Cognitivism

CHAPTER 7 Basic Components of Memory