Learning and Instruction

Name: Learning and Instruction
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ISBN: 9780131707719

ISBN-10: 013170771X

ISBN-13: 9780131707719

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Richard E. Mayer

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How do people learn? How can instruction promote learning? "Learning and Instruction", second edition, thoroughly and succinctly answers these two fundamental educational psychology questions. The author focuses on the big ideas, preferring that students understand a few exemplary ideas deeply, rather than numerous ideas superficially. The book is research-based and painstakingly shows how specific instructional implications follow from research and theory. Coverage is organized around the two sides of the educational coin, learning in subject areas and instructional methods, that foster meaningful learning. The text uses clear definitions, concrete examples, active learning tasks and a…

Book details

List price: $170.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 3/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.420
Language: English

Richard E. Mayer is Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author or editor of more than twenty-five books, including Applying the Science of Learning and Multimedia Learning.




Introduction to Learning and Instruction



Learning



Learning to Read Fluently



Learning to Read for Comprehension



Learning to Write



Learning Mathematics



Learning Science



Instruction



Teaching by Giving Productive Feedback



Teaching by Providing Concreteness, Activity, and Familiarity



Teaching by Explaining Examples



Teaching by Guiding Cognitive Processing During Learning



Teaching by Fostering Learning Strategies



Teaching by Fostering Problem-Solving Strategies



Teaching by Creating Cognitive Apprenticeship in Classrooms and Beyond



Teaching by Priming Students' Motivation to Learn


References


Author Index


Subject Index