How People Learn

Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition

How learning actually changes the physical structure of the brain.
How existing knowledge affects what people notice and how they learn.
What the thought processes of experts tell us about how to teach.
The amazing learning potential of infants.
The relationship of classroom learning and everyday settings of community and workplace.
Learning needs and opportunities for teachers.
A realistic look at the role of technology in education.

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Topics

Education — Education Research and Theory
Education — Math and Science Education

Suggested Citation

National Research Council. 2000. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/9853.

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Publication Info

384 pages | 6 x 9 |

Paperback: 978-0-309-07036-2
Ebook: 978-0-309-13197-1

Chapters	skim
Front Matter	i-xi
I INTRODUCTION	1-2
1 Learning: From Speculation to Science	3-28
II LEARNERS AND LEARNING	29-30
2 How Experts Differ from Novices	31-50
3 Learning and Transfer	51-78
4 How Children Learn	79-113
5 Mind and Brain	114-128
III TEACHERS AND TEACHING	129-130
6 The Design of Learning Environments	131-154
7 Effective Teaching: Examples in History, Mathematics, and Science	155-189
8 Teacher Learning	190-205
9 Technology to Support Learning	206-230
IV FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING	231-232
10 Conclusions	233-247
11 Next Steps for Research	248-284
References	285-348
Biographical Sketches of Committees' Members and Staff	349-357
Acknowledgments	358-362
Index	363-374

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