MTU Cork Library Catalogue

Psychology of learning for instruction /

Driscoll, Marcy Perkins

Psychology of learning for instruction / Marcy P. Driscoll. - Third edition. - ii, 464 pages ; illustrations ; 27 cm - Always learning . - Always Learning .

Pearson new international edition -- cover note.

Includes bibliographical references: (pages 413-450) and index.

Introduction to theories of learning and instruction -- Radical behaviorism -- Cognitive information processing -- Meaningful learning and Schema theory -- Situated cognition -- Cognitive and knowledge development -- Interactional theories of cognitive development -- Biological bases of learning and memory -- Motivation and self-regulation in learning -- Gagne's theory of instruction -- Constructivism.

This cognitively-oriented text focuses on learning and instruction, discussing specific applications of learning theories and drawing examples from educational situations and problems. It illustrates concepts concretely, with a variety of examples from primary school to corporate training.



9781292040073 (paperback) 1292040076 (paperback)


Learning, Psychology of
Cognitive learning theory
Teaching

370.1523

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