Improving Human Learning in the Classroom by George R. Taylor... - 9781578868575

Improving Human Learning in the ClassroomTheories and Teaching Practices\nAuthor(s): George R. Taylor, Loretta MacKenney\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield Education\nISBN-13: 9781578868575, 978-1578868575\nSynopsis\nImproving Human Learning in the Classroom provides a functional and realistic approach to facilitate learning through a demonstration of commonalities between the various theories of learning. Designed to assist educators in eliciting students' prior knowledge, providing feedback, transfer of knowledge, and promoting self-assessment, Taylor and MacKenney provide proven strategies for infusing various learning theories into a curriculum, guiding educators to find their own strategies for promoting learning in the classroom.\n\nBoth quantitative and qualitative research methods investigate learning theories and reforms in education. Quantitative data sources build the theoretical framework for educating.