How We Think and Learn - Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Implications

Informationen zum Autor Jeanne Ellis Ormrod received her AB degree in psychology from Brown University, Rhode Island and her MS and PhD degrees in educational psychology from Pennsylvania State University. She was Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) until 1998 and is now Professor Emerita in UNC's School of Psychological Sciences. Although she no longer conducts her own research on learning and cognition, she remains an avid reader of psychological and educational research, stays in touch with many of her professional colleagues around the world, and continues to update her popular college textbooks in human learning, educational psychology, and research methodologies. Klappentext This book introduces readers to principles and research findings about human learning and cognition in an engaging, conversational manner. Zusammenfassung This book introduces key principles and concepts regarding human learning and cognition for people who have little or no background in psychology. It is scholarly yet reader-friendly! and offers concrete recommendations for studying and teaching. Topics include the brain! perception! memory! forgetting! metacognition! self-regulation! and conceptual change. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The general nature of human cognition and learning: probably not quite what you think; 2. The human brain: the hardware of our thinking and learning; 3. Cognition and learning as constructive processes: finding order in chaos; 4. Key components of the human memory system: an overly simplistic yet useful model; 5. In-depth cognitive processing: maximizing the 'long-term' in long-term memory; 6. Remembering, forgetting, and misremembering: why long-term memory isn't always dependable; 7. Metacognition: thinking about thinking; 8. Conceptual change: revising our understandings when revisions are called for; 9. Bringing other factors into the picture: how emotions, dispositions, and attributions affect thinking and learning; 10. Self-regulating our behavior: turning intentions into actions; Appendix; References; Index....

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• Authors: Jeanne Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis (University of Northern Color Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis (University of Northern Colorado) Ormrod, Ormrod Jeanne Ellis
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2017
• EAN: 9781316616840
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61684-0
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Educational strategies and policy