Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective - Dale Schunk

Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective

Pearson New International Edition

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Buch | Softcover
572 Seiten
2013 | 6th edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-02058-7 (ISBN)
73,75 inkl. MwSt
Written to inform students of the main principles, concepts, and research findings of key theories of learning–especially as they relate to education–and to provide applications of principles and concepts in settings where teaching and learning occur, this revised text blends theory, research, and applications throughout, providing its readers with a coherent and unified perspective on learning in educational settings. The primary emphasis is placed on cognitive theories that stress learners’ constructions of beliefs, skills, strategies, and knowledge, but behavioral theories are also discussed in detail. Chapters have numerous applications of learning principles to applied settings including vignettes at the start of each chapter illustrating some of the principles discussed in the chapter, examples and applications throughout the chapters, and separate sections on instructional applications at the end of each chapter.

Key features of this revised text include: a new chapter on Self-Regulation (Chapter 9); core chapters on the neuroscience of learning (Chapter 2), constructivism (Chapter 6), cognitive learning processes (Chapter 7), motivation (Chapter 8), and development (Chapter 10) all related to teaching and learning; updated sections on learning from technology and electronic media and how these advancements effectively promote learning in students (Chapters 7 & 10); detailed information on content-area learning and models of instruction to form coherence and connection between teaching and learning in different content areas, learning principles, and processes (Chapters 2-10); and over 140 new references on the latest theoretical ideas, research findings, and applications in the field. An essential resource for understanding key learning theoretical principles, concepts, and research findings–especially as they relate to education–this proven text blends theory, research, and applications throughout, providing its readers with a coherent and unified perspective on learning in educational settings.

Dale H. Schunk is Dean of the School of Education and Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Stanford University, a M.Ed. from Boston University, and a B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana. He has held faculty positions at Purdue University (where he served as Head of the Department of Educational Studies), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (where he also was Chair of the Academic Affairs Institutional Review Board), and the University of Houston. Dale has edited six books, is co-author of Motivation in Education: Theory, Research, and Applications (Prentice Hall, 2008) and has authored over 80 articles and book chapters. He has served as President of Division 15-Educational Psychology for the American Psychological Association and as Secretary of Division C-Learning and Instruction for the American Educational Research Association. He is presently a member of the editorial boards of three professional journals. Dale's teaching and research interests include learning, motivation, and self-regulation. He has received the Early Career Contributions Award in Educational Psychology from the American Psychological Association, the Albert J. Harris Research Award from the International Reading Association, and the Outstanding Service Award from the Purdue University School of Education

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 — Introduction to the Study of Learning

Learning Defined

Precursors of Modern Learning Theories

   Learning theory and philosophy

   Beginnings of the psychological study of learning

   Structuralism and functionalism

Learning Theory and Research

   Functions of theory

   Conducting research

Assessment of Learning

   Direct observations

   Written responses

   Oral responses

   Ratings by others

   Self-reports

Relation of Learning and Instruction

   Historical perspective

   Instructional commonalities

   Integration of theory and practice

Critical Issues for Learning Theories

   How does learning occur?

   What is the role of memory?

   What is the role of motivation?

   How does transfer occur?

   Which processes are involved in self-regulation?

   What are the implications for instruction?

Three Learning Scenarios

   Kathy Stone’s third-grade class

   Jim Marshall’s U. S. History class

   Gina Brown’s educational psychology class

Summary

Further Reading

 

Chapter 2 — Behaviorism

Connectionism

   Trial-and-error learning

   Laws of exercise and effect

   Other principles

   Revisions to Thorndike’s theory

   Instructional applications

Classical Conditioning

   Basic processes

   Informational variables

   Biological influences

   Conditioned emotional reactions

Contiguous Conditioning

   Acts and movements

   Associative strength

   Rewards and punishments

   Habit formation and change

Operant Conditioning

   Conceptual framework

   Basic processes

   Behavioral change

   Behavior modification

   Self-regulation

Instructional Applications

   Behavioral objectives

   Learning time

   Mastery learning

Programmed instruction

   Contingency contracts

Summary

Further Reading

 

Chapter 3 — Neuroscience of Learning

Organization and Structures

   Neural organization

   Brain structures

   Localization and interconnections

   Brain research methods

Neurophysiology of Learning

   Information processing system

   Memory networks

   Language learning

Brain Development

   Influential factors

   Phases of development

   Critical periods

   Language development

Motivation and Emotions

   Motivation

   Emotions

Instructional Applications

   Relevance of brain research

   Educational issues

   Brain-based educational practices

Summary

Further Reading

 

 

Chapter 4 — Information Processing Theory

Information Processing System

Assumptions

Two-store (dual-memory) model

Alternatives to the two-store model

Attention

   Theories of attention

   Attention and learning

   Attention and reading

Perception

   Gestalt theory

   Sensory registers

   LTM compar

Erscheint lt. Verlag 2.8.2013
Verlagsort Harlow
Sprache englisch
Maße 214 x 276 mm
Gewicht 1196 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Pädagogische Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Verhaltenstherapie
ISBN-10 1-292-02058-X / 129202058X
ISBN-13 978-1-292-02058-7 / 9781292020587
Zustand Neuware
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