How people learn II : learners, contexts, and cultures / Committee on How People Learn II: The Science and Practice of Learning ; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences ; Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on How People Learn II: The Science and Practice of Learning, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Consensus study report

A consensus study report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning, Psychology of.

Learning--Social aspects.

Learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 328 pages) : illustrations.

polychrome

Other Title:

How people learn. 2

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2018]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, workforce training, and policy. In 2000, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition was published and its influence has been wide and deep. The report summarized insights on the nature of learning in school-aged children; described principles for the design of effective learning environments; and provided examples of how that could be implemented in the classroom. Since then, researchers have continued to investigate the nature of learning and have generated new findings related to the neurological processes involved in learning, individual and cultural variability related to learning, and educational technologies. In addition to expanding scientific understanding of the mechanisms of learning and how the brain adapts throughout the lifespan, there have been important discoveries about influences on learning, particularly sociocultural factors and the structure of learning environments. How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures provides a much-needed update incorporating insights gained from this research over the past decade. The book expands on the foundation laid out in the 2000 report and takes an in-depth look at the constellation of influences that affect individual learning. How People Learn II will become an indispensable resource to understand learning throughout the lifespan for educators of students and adults.

Contents:

Introduction

Context and culture

Types of learning and the developing brain

Processes that support learning

Knowledge and reasoning

Motivation to learn

Implications for learning in school

Digital technology

Learning across the life span

Research agenda

References

Appendixes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-293).

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 04, 2018).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). How people learn. II.

ISBN:

9780309459655

0309459656

Publisher Number:

99981193799

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.