Human Learning, Global Edition, 7th Edition

For courses in Learning Theory / Cognition and Instruction / Educational Psychology

The market-leading text on learning theories applied to education, this book draws readers in with a lucid and engaging writing style. It covers a broad range of theoretical perspectives, while including numerous classroom examples of how these theories apply to learning, instruction, and assessment.

The market-leading education textbook on learning theories, Human Learning looks at a broad range of theoretical perspectives, including behaviorist, social cognitive, cognitive, constructivist, contextual, and developmental theories. It describes associationistic processes, such as classical and operant conditioning, as well as more complex and distinctly human processes such as metacognition, self-regulated learning, and critical thinking. Using a many concrete examples and specific classroom applications, plus a lucid, conversational writing style that truly speaks to students, the author engages students from the start, and makes the concepts, principles, and theories related to human learning and cognition meaningful. The new Seventh Edition features a condensed format, which ideally accommodates typical semester-long courses, coverage of a variety of new topics that have emerged in recent research, and significant updates to include such information as technological innovations in instruction and the neurological underpinnings of learning and behavior.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN LEARNING
CHAPTER 1: LEARNING: DEFINITION, PRINCIPLES, AND THEORIES
CHAPTER 2: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND LEARNING

PART TWO: BEHAVIORIST VIEWS OF LEARNING
CHAPTER 3: BEHAVIORISM
CHAPTER 4: APPLICATIONS OF BEHAVIORIST PRINCIPLES

PART THREE: SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY
CHAPTER 5: SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY

PART FOUR: COGNITIVE VIEWS OF LEARNING
CHAPTER 6: COGNITIVISM
CHAPTER 7: MEMORY AND ITS COMPONENTS
CHAPTER 8: LONG-TERM MEMORY STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL PROCESSES
CHAPTER 9: KNOWLEDGE

PART FIVE: DEVELOPMENTAL AND CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVES
CHAPTER 10: COGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES
CHAPTER 11: SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY AND OTHER CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVES

PART SIX: COMPLEX LEARNING AND COGNITION
CHAPTER 12: LEARNING AND STUDYING EFFECTIVELY
CHAPTER 13: TRANSFER, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND CRITICAL THINKING

PART SEVEN: MOTIVATION 439
CHAPTER 14: MOTIVATION, AFFECT, AND THEIR EFFECTS
CHAPTER 15: COGNITIVE FACTORS IN MOTIVATION