Handbook of research on learning and instruction / edited by Richard E. Mayer and Patricia A. Alexander.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mayer, Richard E., 1947-

Alexander, Patricia A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Learning.

Teaching--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Teaching.

Education--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Education.

Education--Research.

Teaching--Methodology.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xv, 580 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

During the past 30 years, researchers have made exciting progress in the science of learning (i.e., how people learn) and the science of instruction (i.e., how to help people learn). This second edition of the Handbook of Research on Learning and Instruction is intended to provide an overview of these research advances. With chapters written by leading researchers from around the world, this volume examines learning and instruction in a variety of learning environments including in classrooms, and with a variety of learners including K-16 students and adult learners. Contributors to this volume demonstrate how and why educational practice should be guided by research evidence concerning what works in instruction. The Handbook is written at a level that is appropriate for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners interested in an evidence-based approach to learning and instruction. The book is divided into two sections: learning and instruction. The learning section consists of chapters on how people learn in reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, second language, and physical education, as well as how people acquire the knowledge and processes required for critical thinking, studying, self-regulation, and motivation. The instruction section consists of chapters on effective instructional methods-feedback, examples, questioning, peer modeling, collaboration, inquiry, discussion, tutoring, visualizations, simulations, and adaptive instruction. Each chapter in this second edition has been thoroughly revised to integrate recent advances in the field of educational psychology. Two chapters have been added to reflect advances in both helping students develop learning strategies and using technology to individualize instruction. This updated volume showcases the best research being done on learning and instruction by traversing a broad array of academic domains, learning constructs, and instructional methods. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1. Research on learning. Introduction to research on learning / Richard E. Mayer and Patricia A. Alexander ; Learning to read / Emily Fox and Patricia A. Alexander ; Learning to write / Susan De La Paz and Deborah McCutchen ; Learning mathematics / Ann R. Edwards, Indigo Esmonde, and Joseph F. Wagner ; Learning science / Richard Duschl and Richard Hamilton ; Learning history / Linda S. Levstik ; Learning a second language / Min Wang ; Learning motor skill in physical education / Catherine D. Ennis and Ang Chen ; Learning to think critically / Christina Rhee Bonney and Robert J. Sternberg ; Learning to study strategically / Daniel L. Dinsmoe, Emily G. Peterson, and Denis Dumas ; Learning to self-monitor and self-regulate / Marcel V.J. Veenman ; Learning with motivation / Eric M. Anderman and Heather Dawson

Part 2. Research on instruction. Introduction to research on instruction / Patricia A. Alexander and Richard E. Mayer ; Instruction based on feedback / John Hattie, Mark Gan, and Cameron Brooks ; Instruction based on examples / Alexander Renkl ; Instruction based on self-explanation / Bethany Rittle-Johnson and Abbey M. Loehr ; Instruction based on peer interaction / Kathryn R. Wentzel and Deborah Watkins Edelman ; Instruction based on cooperative learning / Robert E. Slavin ; Instruction based on inquiry / Sofie M.M. Loyens and Remy M.J.P. Rikers ; Instruction based on discussion / P. Karen Murphy, Ian A.G. Wilkinson, Anna O. Soter, and Carla M. Firetto ; Instruction based on tutoring / Arthur C. Graesser, Vasile Rus, and Xiangen Hu ; Instruction based on visualizations / Richard E. Mayer ; Instruction based on computer simulations and virtual laboratories / Ton de Jong ; Instruction based on adaptive learning technologies / Vincent Aleven, Elizabeth A. McLaughlin, R. Amos Glenn, and Kenneth R. Koedinger.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138831766

113883176X

OCLC:

945730174