How Learning Works: 8 Research-Based Principles fo r Smart Teaching, Second Edition
Description
Readers will find eight essential learning principles that distill the overwhelming research literature into:
Real-world teaching and learning scenarios
Examples that reflect a diverse set of teaching environments and learner populations
150 practical strategies you can apply to your teaching context
With these practical, broadly applicable insights, you can:
Understand why your successful teaching approaches work
Solve common teaching and learning problems
Adapt your teaching to new modalities (e.g., online, hybrid) and challenges
Ground your innovations in evidence-based practice
Based on research from cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, education, anthropology, and more-this book makes learning work...for you and your students.
<b>Apply these eight learning principles for more effective teaching</b>
As educators in the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, we are continuously challenged to keep our courses effective, engaging, relevant, and inclusive. The updated and expanded second edition of <i>How Learning Works</i> can help! It incorporates the latest research, provides a wider range of strategies, and adds a new principle to your toolkit.
Readers will find eight essential learning principles that distill the overwhelming research literature into:
<ul><li>Real-world teaching and learning scenarios</li><li>Examples that reflect a diverse set of teaching environments and learner populations</li><li>150 practical strategies you can apply to your teaching context</li></ul>With these practical, broadly applicable insights, you can:
<ul><li>Understand why your successful teaching approaches work</li><li>Solve common teaching and learning problems</li><li>Adapt your teaching to new modalities (e.g., online, hybrid) and challenges</li><li>Ground your innovations in evidence-based practice</li></ul>Based on research from cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, education, anthropology, and more-this book <i>makes learning work</i>...for you and your students.
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Content
List of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
Foreword to the First Edition by Richard E. Mayer
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction Bridging Learning Research and Teaching Practice
1 Why Do Students' Identities and Stages of Development Matter for Learning?
2 How Does Students' Prior Knowledge Affect Their Learning?
3 How Does the Way Students Organize Knowledge Affect Their Learning?
4 What Factors Motivate Students to Learn?
5 How Do Students Develop Mastery?
6 What Kinds of Practice and Feedback Enhance Learning?
7 Course Climate Matter for Student Learning?
8 How Do Students Become Self-Directed Learners?
Conclusion Applying the Eight Principles to Ourselves
<b>Appendices</b>
Appendix A What Are Instructor Self-Assessments/Reflections and How Can We Use Them?
Appendix B What Are Ground Rules and How Can We Use Them?
Appendix C What Are Student Self-Assessments and How Can We Use Them?
Appendix D What Are Concept Maps and How Can We Use Them?
Appendix E What Are Rubrics and How Can We Use Them?
Appendix F What Are Learner Checklists and How Can We Use Them?
Appendix G What Are Learning Objectives and How Can We Use Them?
Appendix H What Are Active Learning Strategies and How Can We Use Them?
Appendix I What Is Peer Review and How Can We Use It?
Appendix J What Are Exam Wrappers and How Can We Use Them?
References
Name Index
Subject Index