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Psychology of learning for instruction / Marcy P. Driscoll.

By: Driscoll, Marcy Perkins [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Always Learning: Publisher: Harlow : Pearson Education, [2014]Publisher: ©2014Edition: Third edition.Description: ii, 464 pages ; illustrations ; 27 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781292040073 (paperback); 1292040076 (paperback).Subject(s): Learning, Psychology of | Cognitive learning theory | TeachingDDC classification: 370.1523
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The Third Edition of this popular text continues its in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on learning and instruction that presents the latest psychological and educational models and research to the students of today's learning society. Psychology of Learning for Instruction, Third Edition, focuses on the applications and implications of the learning theories. Using excellent examples ranging from primary school instruction to corporate training, this text combines the latest thinking and research to give students the opportunity to explore the individual theories as viewed by the experts. Students are encouraged to apply reflective practice, which is designed to foster a critical and reflective mode of thinking when considering any particular approach to learning and instruction.

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.

MTU CORK Module EDUC 9043 - Core reading.

MTU CORK Module EDUC 9038 - Supplementary reading.

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