How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice

Hendrick, Carl,Kirschner, Paul A.

ISBN 10: 0367184575 / ISBN 13: 9780367184575

Published by Routledge, 2020

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367184575
• ISBN 13: 9780367184575
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

How Learning Happens introduces 28 giants of educational research and their findings on how we learn and what we need to learn effectively, efficiently, and enjoyably. Many of these works have inspired researchers and teachers all around the world and have left a mark on how we teach today.

Exploring 28 key works on learning and teaching, chosen from the fields of educational psychology and cognitive psychology, the book offers a roadmap of the most important discoveries in how learning happens. Each chapter examines a different work and explains its significance before describing the research, its implications for practice, how it can be used in the classroom and the key takeaways for teachers. Clearly divided into six sections, the book covers:

• How the brain works and what this means for learning and teaching
• Prerequisites for learning
• How learning can be supported
• Teacher activities
• Learning in context
• Cautionary tales and the ten deadly sins of education.

Written by two leading experts and illustrated by Oliver Caviglioli, this is essential reading for teachers wanting to fully engage with and understand educational research as well as undergraduate students in the fields of education, educational psychology and the learning sciences.

About the Author

Paul A. Kirschner is Emeritus Professor of Educational Psychology at the Open University of the Netherlands as well as Guest Professor at the Thomas More University of Applied Science in Belgium.

Carl Hendrick teaches at Wellington College, UK, and holds a PhD in Education from King’s College London.