Post by Jacqueline Maguire, PhD Candidate (The Pennsylvania State University) Is traditional lecture-style teaching the best technique for large science courses? As a former teaching assistant in ...

In earlier parenting days, my family often passed car-ride time by playing One-Word Story. Each passenger sequentially contributed a single word to an evolving story. While the Pulitzer committee has ...

Getting a sweet treat is socially acceptable after big exams because of the notion that you deserve to be rewarded when you work hard. Reinforcement, associated with behaviorism, is central to ...

The Learning Design & Learning Sciences program prepares creative and adaptable learning scientists and designers who can transform learning in diverse contexts. Our program uniquely defines learning ...

Why are we so interested in mobile learning? What is it about moving online education from our laptops to our phones and tablets that has gotten us so intrigued? Is it because the world of social ...

Vygotsky died young but his theories continue to resonate today Fact checked by Emily Swaim Lev Vygotsky was a seminal and pioneering Russian psychologist best known for his sociocultural theory. He ...

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction: Learning to Change -- Preview -- The Constancy of Change -- Natural Selection -- Evolved Behavior -- Reflexes -- Modal Action Patterns -- General ...

Education is changing faster than ever before. Instead of relying on classrooms, chalkboards, and set schedules, learn ...

This is the second of two essays exploring key theories – cognitive load theory and constructivism – underlying teaching methods used today. Constructivism is an educational philosophy that deems ...

For many years, learning theorists have known how animals — or humans — learn that one thing leads to another. The Rescorla–Wagner learning rule states that the ...