The Promise of Educational Psychology: Teaching for Meaningful Learning

The Promise of Educational Psychology: Teaching for Meaningful Learning
ISBN-10
0130964441
ISBN-13
9780130964441
Category
Cognitive learning
Pages
294
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Prentice Hall
Author
Richard E. Mayer

Description

This book examines how children learn from different methods of instruction. It profiles methods such as feedback, guided exploration, cognitive apprenticeship, problem-based learning, and teaching of problem-solving strategies that allow learners to take what they have learned and apply it to new situations. Readers are exposed to what research has to say about teaching for meaningful learning and learn how to apply this information to their own teaching.Introduction to Teaching for Meaningful Learning; 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; Teaching by Priming Students' Motivation to Learn.

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