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Through its succinct yet thorough overviews of current behavioral, cognitive and developmental theories, this book explores the many ways in which learning principles can be applied in a variety of educational settings, with a diverse population of learners. It features down-to-earth language, clear explanations, and specific examples of abstract concepts. The author examines the relationship between learning and other topics of importance to educators-development, motivation, instruction, and self-regulation. A detailed glossary of more than 300 technical terms facilitates understanding, and a bibliography with more than 1,100 references encourages self-study. For future and in-service teachers with a minimal psychology background.


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Ideal for students with minimal course background in psychology, this text balances coverage of theories, principles, and research findings appropriate for human learning -- with an emphasis on specific examples of their application in a variety of educational settings. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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  • Hardcover: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Prentice Hall; 4 edition (August 17, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0130384968
  • ISBN-13: 978-0130384966
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything You Need On Learning Theories. Hands Down, August 14, 2006
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This review is from: Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)
Dr. Schunk's book pulls out all the stops for teaching theory. Any topic you need from social cognitive theory to classical conditioning to the more cognitively oriented perspectives can be found here. It possesses the best index that I have yet to see in a textbook of this caliber. You can find ANYTHING that you need!

I used this book in my master's training, and it is the perfect compliment for the ETS PRAXIS Test-Prep books for the PLT.

Get It:)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable for educators, November 3, 2009
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This review is from: Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective (5th Edition) (Hardcover)
If you want to understand learning theories in order to apply them to professional practice in education, this textbook is indispensable. It is absolutely comprehensive in providing information about learning theories and the leading theorists and scientists behind them, while providing a wellspring of examples on how to apply theory to life in the classroom and beyond. Every new term and idea is presented along with useful strategies, which translate the theories well. The scientific experiments behind the theories are well presented, without being overwhelmingly technical, which is the problem I've found with other learning theory books. The text is organized by learning theories, rather than by scientist or by chronology, which makes for easier contemplation of the theory as a whole. An educator could open to any single page in this book and find useful, well-explained, research-based information to incorporate into their everyday practice. The only difficult thing about this book is that it is so thorough and example-rich that one cannot possibly digest the entire text in one semester. It's really a reference book that should be tackled slowly, and with care, in the way that the author appears to have written it. Schunk has a strong understanding how to help people learn, especially when it comes to how to clearly present written information.
I highly recommend this text--it is a great synthesis of the science of psychology and the practice of education. Anyone with an interest in fostering learning through education should read and frequently review its pages.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference text, November 26, 2008
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This review is from: Learning Theories: An Educational Perspective (3rd Edition) (Hardcover)
Great reference text. Good overview of instructional theories and other concepts related to curriculum decisions. Grateful to get an older edition at a bargain price; the underlying theories don't change as often as textbook publishers want to change the "wrappings."
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