{"product_id":"education-and-learning-isbn-9781118483619","title":"Education and Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducation and Learning \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an accessible introduction to the most recent evidence-based research into teaching, learning, and our education system.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a wide range references for both seminal and contemporary research into learning and teaching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines the evidence around topical issues such as the impact of Academies and Free Schools on student attainment and the strong international performance of other countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLooks at evidence-based differences in the attainment of students from different socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, and explores the strong international performance of Finnish and East Asian students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides accessible explanations of key studies that are supplemented with real-life case examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: What Can We Learn from the History of Education? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Memory: How Do We Remember What We Learn? 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Language: What Determines Our Acquisition of First and Second Languages? 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Reading: How Do We Learn to Read and Why Is It Sometimes so Difficult? 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Intelligence and Ability: How Does Our Understanding of These Affect How We Teach? 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Sex Differences: Do They Matter in Education? 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Metacognition: Can We Teach People How to Learn? 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Academic Selection: Do We Need to Do It and Can We Make It Fair? 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Creativity: What Is It, and How and Why Should We Nurture It? 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Education Policy: How Evidence Based Is It? 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Comparative Education: What Lessons Can We Learn from Other Countries? 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Life-long Learning: How Can We Teach Old Dogs New Tricks? 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Technology: How Is It Shaping a Modern Education and Is It Also Shaping Young Minds? 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Conclusions: What Does the Future Hold for Education? 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 406\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Overall, I share the authors’ underlying belief that psychology has something useful to contribute to improving education, and I applaud their efforts to demonstrate how to take an evidence-based approach to practical issues in education.”  (\u003ci\u003ePsycCRITIQUES\u003c\/i\u003e, 17 November 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Mellanby\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Fellow in Experimental Psychology at St Hilda's College, University of Oxford. She is the creator of VESPARCH, a verbal and spatial reasoning test designed to identify children who are under-achieving relative to their potential.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaty Theobald\u003c\/b\u003e is a public service delivery consultant. She has experience teaching mathematics in both the UK and India, and her research includes exploration of the impact of careers guidance on secondary school students' educational progression.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHow best can we help our children to learn? With education at the forefront of governmental policy, influenced by fast-changing technology and neuroscientific research, new theories and strategies for learning are constantly being presented. As teachers, parents or students of education, we risk becoming overwhelmed and unable to sift out what matters. How do we decide which strategy is best for our schools? Whose opinion can we trust? \u003ci\u003eEducation and Learning\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensible introduction to evidence-based research into optimal teaching methods, how we learn, and our educational system.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book explores the different facets of education and the factors that affect learning – from ability, creativity and gender to culture, metacognition, age, and technology. It synthesizes up-to-date findings in each field, presenting sound evidence and debunking myths. Each topic is clearly presented, with research examples, real-life case studies and discussion of practical implications. Accessible and timely, \u003ci\u003eEducation and Learning\u003c\/i\u003e provides valuable insights, information and food for thought for parents, teachers, students, and anyone interested in the future of the next generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989104935141,"sku":"NP9781118483619","price":33.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118483619.jpg?v=1761782815","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/education-and-learning-isbn-9781118483619","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}