Ways of learning / Alan Pritchard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pritchard, Alan (Alan M.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognitive styles.

Learning, Psychology of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (135 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Teachers are very good at providing excellent opportunities for children's learning to progress. Often, without fully understanding the reasons why, teachers encourage learning in their charges which works very well, and is a very good approach at a particular time with a particular child or group of children. With greater insight into what is currently known about the processes of learning and about individual learning preferences, teachers are able to provide even better learning situations which are even more likely to lead to effective learning. This book seeks to provide the detail whi

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Preface to the second edition; 1 Learning; 2 Behaviourism and the beginnings of theory; 3 Cognitive, constructivist learning; 4 Multiple intelligences; 5 Learning styles; 6 Difficulties with learning; 7 8 Brain-based learning and other new understanding; 8 Relating theory to practice: what can we learn from research?; Appendix: Comparing and contrasting Piaget and Vygotsky - in summary; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-03700-7

1-281-83772-5

9786611837723

0-203-88724-7

9780203887240

OCLC:

476192810