In Order to Learn : How the Sequence of Topics Influences Learning

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ISBN 10: 019517884X / ISBN 13: 9780195178845

Published by OXFORD UNIV PR, 2007

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Zustand: Gut | Seiten: 256 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The order that material, for both facts and skills, is presented or explored by a learner can strongly influence what is learned, how fast performance increases, and sometimes, even that the material is learned at all. In this volume, the contributors argue that these effects are morepervasive and important than they have been treated. They explore some of the foundational topics in this area of intersection between psychology, machine learning, AI, cognitive modeling, education, and instructional design. They include case studies and present numerous questions that will lead tofurther research projects and provide food for thought for professionals working in these disciplines.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Order to Learn : How the Sequence of Topics Influences Learning
• Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019517884X
• ISBN 13: 9780195178845
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

In Order to Learn shows how order effects are crucial in human learning, instructional design, machine learning, and both symbolic and connectionist cognitive models. Each chapter explains a different aspect of how the order in which material is presented can strongly influence what is learned by humans and theoretical models of learning in a variety of domains. In addition to data, models are provided that predict and describe order effects and analyze how and when they will occur.

About the Author

Frank Ritter helped start the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State, and is affiliated with the psychology, computer science and engineering departments. He also helped start the International Conference on Cognitive Modeling and the tutorial series at the Cognitive Science Conference. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the Technische Universität Chemnitz in 2005.

Josef Nerb is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Education in Freiburg, Germany, where he also serves as a Vice Dean for teaching and learning. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Freiburg and did a post-doc at the University of Waterloo, Canada, supported by an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellowship.

Erno Lehtinen is Vice rector and former Dean of the School of Education at Turku University, where he is a professor of education. He is a past president of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI).

Tim O'Shea is the Principal (President) of the University of Edinburgh. Previously he was Master of Birkbeck College, and professor of information technology and education at the Open University.