Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide

Educational practice often relies on intuition rather than research findings. This guide helps teachers integrate effective, research-backed strategies for learning into their classroom practice, exploring good evidence for effective learning and teaching strategies, making evidence-based judgments, and applying findings from cognitive psychology. Written by The Learning Scientists and illustrated by Oliver Caviglioli, the book is divided into four parts and is essential for all teachers and educational practitioners.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 166 pages
Publication date: 16 August 2018
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Educational practice does not, for the most part, rely on research findings. Instead, there’s a preference for relying on our intuitions about what’s best for learning. But relying on intuition may be a bad idea for teachers and learners alike.

This accessible guide helps teachers to integrate effective, research-backed strategies for learning into their classroom practice. The book explores exactly what constitutes good evidence for effective learning and teaching strategies, how to make evidence-based judgments instead of relying on intuition, and how to apply findings from cognitive psychology directly to the classroom.

Including real-life examples and case studies, FAQs, and a wealth of engaging illustrations to explain complex concepts and emphasize key points, the book is divided into four parts:

• Evidence-based education and the science of learning
• Basics of human cognitive processes
• Strategies for effective learning
• Tips for students, teachers, and parents.

Written by "The Learning Scientists" and fully illustrated by Oliver Caviglioli, Understanding How We Learn is a rejuvenating and fresh examination of cognitive psychology's application to education. This is an essential read for all teachers and educational practitioners, designed to convey the concepts of research to the reality of a teacher's classroom.

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 176 x 246 x 9 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138561724