{"product_id":"how-learning-works-isbn-9781119861690","title":"How Learning Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eApply these eight learning principles for more effective teaching\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs educators in the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, we are continuously challenged to keep our courses effective, engaging, relevant, and inclusive. The updated and expanded second edition of \u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e can help! It incorporates the latest research, provides a wider range of strategies, and adds a new principle to your toolkit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will find eight essential learning principles that distill the overwhelming research literature into: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReal-world teaching and learning scenarios\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamples that reflect a diverse set of teaching environments and learner populations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e150 practical strategies you can apply to your teaching context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith these practical, broadly applicable insights, you can: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand why your successful teaching approaches work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSolve common teaching and learning problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdapt your teaching to new modalities (e.g., online, hybrid) and challenges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGround your innovations in evidence-based practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on research from cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, education, anthropology, and more—this book \u003ci\u003emakes learning work\u003c\/i\u003e…for you and your students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword to the First Edition: Applying the Science of Learning to College Teaching\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Mayer \u003c\/i\u003exiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003eBridging Learning Research and Teaching Practice 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Why Do Students’ Identities and Stages of Development Matter for Learning? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 How Does Students’ Prior Knowledge Affect Their Learning? 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 How Does the Way Students Organize Knowledge Affect Their Learning? 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 What Factors Motivate Students to Learn? 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 How Do Students Develop Mastery? 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 What Kinds of Practice and Feedback Enhance Learning? 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Why Does Course Climate Matter for Student Learning? 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 How Do Students Become Self- Directed Learners? 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion\u003c\/b\u003e Applying the Eight Principles to Ourselves 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A What Are Instructor Self- Assessments\/Reflections and How Can We Use Them? 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B What Are Ground Rules and How Can We Use Them? 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C What Are Student Self- Assessments and How Can We Use Them? 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix D What Are Concept Maps and How Can We Use Them? 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix E What Are Rubrics and How Can We Use Them? 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix F What Are Learner Checklists and How Can We Use Them? 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix G What Are Learning Objectives and How Can We Use Them? 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix H What Are Active Learning Strategies and How Can We Use Them? 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix I What Are Reader Responses\/Peer Reviews and How Can We Use Them? 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix J What Are Exam Wrappers and How Can We Use Them? 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 299\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarsha C. Lovett, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning Innovation and a Teaching Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael W. Bridges, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Executive Director of the University Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichele DiPietro, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and a Professor in the School of Data Science and Analytics at Kennesaw State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan A. Ambrose, DA,\u003c\/b\u003e is retired from Northeastern University, where she was Senior Vice Chancellor for Educational Innovation and a Professor of Education and History. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarie K. Norman, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Innovative Design for Education and Assessment (IDEA) Lab and Associate Professor of Medicine and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the newly revised \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e, a team of distinguished educators and researchers delivers an insightful and practical roadmap to creating a curriculum that meets the needs of modern students in modern classrooms. Readers will learn to design and implement effective, engaging, relevant, and inclusive courses that incorporate the latest learning research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, you’ll discover why new teaching approaches are so successful and how to solve common teaching and learning problems. You’ll also learn to adapt your teaching to new modalities—including online and hybrid environments—that bring with them novel challenges and untapped potential. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e grounds its instruction and advice in evidence and research from cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, education, anthropology, and other disciplines, creating a firm foundation of evidence-based practice on which you can build your curricula. It includes 150 practical strategies you can apply immediately, in any teaching context, as well as examples that reflect a diverse and varied set of teaching environments and learner populations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom understanding and emphasizing the importance of the prior knowledge students bring to your classroom to the different ways that students organize knowledge and apply what they know, this book expands upon the key principles identified by the authors in their thirty years’ experience working one-on-one with faculty and studying the research literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA can’t-miss resource for higher education faculty, faculty developers, and administrators, the latest edition of \u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works \u003c\/i\u003ewill also earn a place in the libraries of graduate students in education and those with professorial aspirations, as well as online and hybrid course designers and instructors.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for How Learning Works, 2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Since the publication of the original \u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e, I have returned again and again to its thorough and readable summaries of the most important research on student learning. This \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e has become an even more essential resource for faculty, as the authors have infused the book’s recommendations with greater awareness of the social, emotional, and cultural factors that impact student identity and development.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e —James Lang,\u003c\/b\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant and provocative book that engages meaningfully and intentionally with the intellectual and affective dimensions of teaching and learning that shape our complex and diverse higher education classrooms. Presenting a well-researched, relevant and socially conscious range of cognitive and social principles and practices, the authors explore what it means to engage intentionally with students as whole beings, in a socially just, inclusive and pedagogically responsible way.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e —Kasturi Behari-Leak,\u003c\/b\u003e Dean of the Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e is superb. I particularly admire its breadth of coverage, which includes socio-emotional and cognitive components of learning. I highly recommend it for anyone at any level in education.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e —Henry L. Roediger, III,\u003c\/b\u003e James S. McDonnell Professor of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis; Co-author of \u003ci\u003eMake It Stick: The Science \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eof Successful Learning\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential book on teaching and learning in higher education. The new edition is even better than the original. Drawing deeply on recent research to outline eight principles of \u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors provide practical guidance to put those principles into action. This book is smart, useful, and inspiring!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e —Peter Felten,\u003c\/b\u003e Executive Director, Center for Engaged Learning, Elon University  “Since the publication of the original \u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e, I have returned again and again to its thorough and readable summaries of the most important research on student learning. This second edition has become an even more essential resource for faculty, as the authors have infused the book’s recommendations with greater awareness of the social, emotional, and cultural factors that impact student identity and development.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—James Lang, Author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Teaching\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant and provocative book that engages meaningfully and intentionally with the intellectual and affective dimensions of teaching and learning that shape our complex and diverse higher education classrooms. Presenting a well-researched, relevant and socially conscious range of cognitive and social principles and practices, the authors explore what it means to engage intentionally with students as whole beings, in a socially just, inclusive and pedagogically responsible way.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Kasturi Behari-Leak, Dean of the Centre for Higher Education Development, University of Cape Town\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“The Second Edition of \u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works \u003c\/i\u003eis superb. I particularly admire its breadth of coverage, which includes socio-emotional and cognitive components of learning. I highly recommend it for anyone at any level in education.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Henry L. Roediger, III, James S. McDonnell Professor of Psychology; Washington University in St. Louis, Co-author of \u003ci\u003eMake It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential book on teaching and learning in higher education. The new edition is even better than the original. Drawing deeply on recent research to outline eight principles of How Learning Works, the authors provide practical guidance to put those principles into action. This book is smart, useful, and inspiring!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Peter Felten, Executive Director, Center for Engaged Learning, Elon University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This book provides tremendous benefits to anyone who wants to engage students and facilitate learning in a higher education context. The authors have pruned the extensive research about how learning works into eight principles and their associated implications. Each chapter contains relatable challenges and offers evidence-based approaches for addressing them.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Bonni Stachowiak, Host + Producer, Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHow Learning Works\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of eight powerful learning principles. Full of great ideas and practical suggestions, all based on solid research evidence, this book is essential reading for instructors at all levels who wish to improve their students' learning.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Barbara Gross Davis, assistant vice chancellor for educational development, University of California, Berkeley, and author, \u003ci\u003eTools for Teaching\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"As you read about each of the eight basic learning principles in this book, you will find advice that is grounded in learning theory, based on research evidence, relevant to college teaching, and easy to understand. The authors have extensive knowledge and experience in applying the science of learning to college teaching, and they graciously share it with you in this organized and readable book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Richard E. 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