How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice

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I suspect I will be using this for many years to come - and you don't often get that from many books! This unique book is worth reading because it contributes to demonstrations of diverse theoretical perspectives on how learning happens, shifts the understanding of learning away from philosophical speculation to empirical analysis based on testable hypothesis, and offers practical implications for teaching practice. I still remember learning about the Doppler effect because my junior year astrophysics teacher taught it so well. This book provides an interesting glimpse into some of the studies that have been influential in the thinking of the authors. Even if some of the best feats of learning happen in Survival Mode, it can create resentment if sustained for a long time.

If there’s anything I’ve learned by writing on the Internet, it’s that small tweaks in the way an idea is packaged can have an exponential impact on how much it resonates. The authors provide all important details that the reader needs to understand each chapter independently, but, of course, you will get the most out of the book if you read them all. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I saw this in my writing education, which focused predominantly on spelling and grammar instead of what really matters: how to identify, develop, and communicate engaging ideas.

So often I’ve been asked to recommend a starting text for educators interested in the workings of the mind―now I have one.

This is done by breaking down each key work into sections on why you should read it, the abstract, the article conclusions and implications, how to use it in your teaching and lastly, the key takeaways. Carl Hendrick teaches at Wellington College, UK, and holds a PhD in Education from King’s College London.

Fueled by obsession, he had memorized so many key dates and events that you’d think he was studying for an exam. Ultimately, the kind of rigidity you need to pump millions of students through the school system every year is the antithesis of the kind of flexibility that nurtures inspiration.

This book looks great and strikes a well-structured balance between text and useful figures throughout. Because of the Doppler effect, the sirens have a higher pitch when they’re coming towards you and a lower one as they drive away. It's hard to overstate just how fabulous this book is; a book I've wanted to exist for years and now here it is. Kirschner and Hendrick bring together 28 of these works and their most important discoveries, as independently verified in the wider scientific community. Part 5 elaborates on different social influences on learning, comprising situated cognition, cognitive apprenticeship, and communities of practice.Educational psychology is dependable science, and evidence from many directions moves toward a broad consensus of how we learn ( Pomerance et al. They fall in love with it by playing the game themselves, trading baseball cards, and seeing people talk about the game with glittering enthusiasm. When it comes to music, we intuitively know that nobody wants to read the lyrics of an album before they listen to the music. As the sparkle of inspiration enters our bodies, we are animated with a video game style turbo-boost. The ‘How to Use the Work in Your Teaching’ and ‘Takeaways’ sections provide a clear and concise link back to how you can use that finding in your own classroom to better your practice.