Understanding How We Learn: Applying Key Educational Psychology Concepts in the Classroom (The Excellent Teacher Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (973 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1620366215 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Zakrajsek received his Ph.D. Prior to his work in the School of Medicine, Dr. Before arriving at UNC, Dr. He holds positions on editorial boards for several journals and has both published and presented widely on the topic of student learning, including workshops and conference keynote addresses in 42 states and 6 countries. Donna has extensive experience teaching both online and face-to-face. For the past 17 years, Donna has served as a Teaching and Learning Consultant in the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence where she manages the Graduate Student Fellowship Program and the Future Faculty Fellowship Program. Dr. About the Author Todd Zakrajsek is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Executive Director of the Academy of Educators in the School of Medicine. Watch Todd's TED Talk here.Donna Bailey received her doctorate from University of North Carolina’s School of Nursing. Dr. Zakrajsek w
For the past 17 years, Donna has served as a Teaching and Learning Consultant in the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence where she manages the Graduate Student Fellowship Program and the Future Faculty Fellowship Program. Zakrajsek was the Inaugural Director of the Faculty Center for Innovative Teaching at
This succinct, jargon-free, and user-friendly volume offers faculty an introduction to 35 concepts from educational psychology that illuminate what’s going through the minds of learners as they grapple with new information.The concepts are conveniently grouped under major topics, each introduced by a summary of the field, its origins, the latest relevant research, and the implications for teaching: Cognition and Thinking, Memory, Learning, Perceiving and Living in the World, Working in Groups, Motivation, and Perceptions of Self. As an example, the entry on Cognitive Load – the amount of information that the brain can process at any given time, and beyond which