Approaches To Learning: A Guide For Teachers: A Guide for EducatorsThis comprehensive guide for education students and practitioners provides an overview of the major theories of learning and considers their implications for policy and practice and sets out practical guidelines for best pedagogical practice. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 Philosophy of education | 6 |
Chapter 2 Behaviourism | 21 |
Chapter 3 Cognitivism | 36 |
Chapter 4 Constructivism | 55 |
Chapter 5 Social learning | 68 |
Chapter 6 Cultural learning | 82 |
Chapter 7 Intelligence | 97 |
Chapter 11 Motivation | 154 |
Chapter 12 The learning body | 169 |
Chapter 13 Language and learning | 184 |
Chapter 14 Experiential and competencybased learning | 199 |
Chapter 15 Inclusivity | 216 |
Chapter 16 Blended learning | 227 |
Chapter 17 The future | 242 |
Glossary | 252 |
Chapter 8 Life course development | 113 |
Chapter 9 Adult learning | 128 |
Chapter 10 Values | 142 |
Backcover | 279 |
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Approaches to Learning: A Guide for Teachers Anne Jordan,Orison Carlile,Annetta Stack No preview available - 2008 |
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