Ways of Learning: Learning Theories and Learning Styles in the Classroom

✍ Scribed by Alan Pritchard

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 135
• Series: David Fulton Books
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Teachers are very good at providing excellent opportunities for children’s learning to progress. Often, without fully understanding the reasons why, teachers encourage learning in their charges which works very well, and is a very good approach at a particular time with a particular child or group of children. With greater insight into what is currently known about the processes of learning and about individual learning preferences, teachers are able to provide even better learning situations which are even more likely to lead to effective learning. This book seeks to provide the detail which teachers can make use of in their planning and teaching in order to provide even better opportunities for effective and lasting learning.

The first edition of this book has been used widely and has now been revised to include updated information in the existing chapters as well as a new chapter which covers the area of learning difficulties and special educational needs.

✦ Table of Contents

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Preface to the second edition......Page 12
1 Learning......Page 14
2 Behaviourism and the beginnings of theory......Page 18
3 Cognitive, constructivist learning......Page 30
4 Multiple intelligences......Page 47
5 Learning styles......Page 54
6 Difficulties with learning......Page 70
7 8 Brain-based learning and other new understanding......Page 99
8 Relating theory to practice: what can we learn from research?......Page 116
Appendix: Comparing and contrasting Piaget and Vygotsky – in summary......Page 128
References......Page 129
Index......Page 134