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The full text downloaded to your computer With eBooks you can: search for key concepts, words and phrases make highlights and notes as you study share your notes with friends eBooks are downloaded to your computer and accessible either offline through the Bookshelf (available as a free download), available online and also via the iPad and Android apps. Upon purchase, you'll gain instant access to this eBook. Time limit The eBooks products do not have an expiry date. You will continue to access your digital ebook products whilst you have your Bookshelf installed. For courses in Learning Theory / Cognition and Instruction / Educational Psychology The market-leading text on learning theories applied to education, this book draws readers in with a lucid and engaging writing style. It covers a broad range of theoretical perspectives, while including numerous classroom examples of how these theories apply to learning, instruction, and assessment. The market-leading education textbook on learning theories, Human Learning looks at a broad range of theoretical perspectives, including behaviorist, social cognitive, cognitive, constructivist, contextual, and developmental theories. It describes associationistic processes, such as classical and operant conditioning, as well as more complex and distinctly human processes such as metacognition, self-regulated learning, and critical thinking. Using a many concrete examples and specific classroom applications, plus a lucid, conversational writing style that truly speaks to students, the author engages students from the start, and makes the concepts, principles, and theories related to human learning and cognition meaningful. The new 7th Edition features a condensed format, which ideally accommodates typical semester-long courses, coverage of a variety of new topics that have emerged in recent research, and significant updates to include such information as technological innovations in instruction and the neurological underpinnings of learning and behaviour.  

Human Learning, Global Edition

• Half Title Page


• Copyright


• Dedication


• Preface


• Brief Contents


• Contents


• PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN LEARNING


• CHAPTER 1: LEARNING: DEFINITION, PRINCIPLES, AND THEORIES


• LEARNING OUTCOMES


• THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING


• DEFINING LEARNING


• DETERMINING WHEN LEARNING HAS OCCURRED


• TYPES OF LEARNING RESEARCH


• LEARNING PRINCIPLES AND THEORIES


• How Theories of Learning Have Evolved over Time


• Advantages of Theories


• Potential Drawbacks of Theories


• A Perspective on Theories and Principles


• APPLYING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT LEARNING TO INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES


• OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK


• SUMMARY


• CHAPTER 2: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND LEARNING


• LEARNING OUTCOMES


• BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM


• Neurons


• Synapses


• Glial Cells


• BRAIN STRUCTURES AND FUNCTIONS


• Methods in Brain Research


• Parts of the Brain


• The Left and Right Hemispheres


• Interconnectedness of Brain Structures


• DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRAIN


• Prenatal Development


• Development in Infancy and Early Childhood


• Development in Middle Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood


• Factors Influencing Brain Development


• To What Extent Are There Critical or Sensitive Periods in Brain Development?


• To What Extent Is the Brain ?Prewired? to Know or Learn Things?


• THE NEUROLOGICAL BASIS OF LEARNING


• EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF BRAIN RESEARCH


• SUMMARY


• PART TWO: BEHAVIORIST VIEWS OF LEARNING


• CHAPTER 3: BEHAVIORISM


• LEARNING OUTCOMES


• BASIC ASSUMPTIONS IN BEHAVIORISM


• CLASSICAL CONDITIONING


• Classi