How People Learn : Bridging Research and Practice

by Donovan, M. Suzanne; Bransford, John; Pellegrino, James W.; National Research Council (U. S.) Committee on Learning Research and ed; National Research Council (U. S.) Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

• ISBN13: 9780309065368
• ISBN10: 0309065364
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Summary

What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- to help children learn most effectively? New evidence from many branches of science has significantly added to our understanding of what it means to know, from the neural processes that occur during learning to the influence of culture on what people see and absorb. This book examines these findings and their implications for what we teach, how we teach it, and how we assess what our children learn.

Table of Contents

Summary	1	(5)
Introduction	5	(5)
Framing the Agenda	6	(3)
Plan of the Report	9	(1)
Key Findings	10	(15)
Implications for Teaching	15	(3)
Bringing Order to Chaos	18	(1)
Designing Classroom Environments	19	(5)
Applying the Design Framework to Adult Learning	24	(1)
Responses from the Education and Policy Communities	25	(5)
Responses from the Education Community	25	(2)
Responses from the Policy Community	27	(3)
Proposing a Research and Development Agenda	30	(35)
Overarching Themes	32	(3)
Research and Development of Educational Materials	35	(10)
Research on Pre-service and In-service Education	45	(7)
Research on Education Policy	52	(5)
Public Opinion and the Media	57	(1)
Beyond How People Learn	58	(4)
Communicating Research Knowledge	62	(1)
Conclusion	63	(2)
References	65	(6)
Appendix A: Meeting Participants	71	(3)
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches	74