ERIC Number: ED590206
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 346
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-3094-5964-8
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How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures
National Academies Press
There are many reasons to be curious about the way people learn, and the past several decades have seen an explosion of research that has important implications for individual learning, schooling, workforce training, and policy. In 2000, "How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition" was published and its influence has been wide and deep. The report summarized insights on the nature of learning in school-aged children; described principles for the design of effective learning environments; and provided examples of how that could be implemented in the classroom. Since then, researchers have continued to investigate the nature of learning and have generated new findings related to the neurological processes involved in learning, individual and cultural variability related to learning, and educational technologies. In addition to expanding scientific understanding of the mechanisms of learning and how the brain adapts throughout the lifespan, there have been important discoveries about influences on learning, particularly sociocultural factors and the structure of learning environments. "How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures" provides a much-needed update incorporating insights gained from this research over the past decade. The book expands on the foundation laid out in the 2000 report and takes an in-depth look at the constellation of influences that affect individual learning. "How People Learn II" will become an indispensable resource to understand learning throughout the lifespan for educators of students and adults. [Contributors of the report include: Committee on How People Learn II: The Science and Practice of Learning; Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences; Board on Science Education; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.]
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Educational Environment, Brain, Cultural Influences, Biological Influences, Social Influences, Cognitive Development, Lifelong Learning, Executive Function, Memory, Expertise, Learning Strategies, Abstract Reasoning, Thinking Skills, Inferences, Retention (Psychology), Comprehension, Learning Motivation, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Cultural Differences, Independent Study, Electronic Learning, Repetition, Cooperative Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Informal Education, Writing Instruction, Distance Education, Access to Education, Individual Development, Age Differences, Learning Activities, Cognitive Ability, Learning Disabilities, Postsecondary Education, Job Training
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; American Educational Research Association (AERA); Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Teagle Foundation; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Academies, National Academy of Sciences; National Academies, National Academy of Engineering; National Academies, National Academy of Medicine
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R305U150005
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