Understanding & using educational theories /
By: Aubrey, Karl [author.].
Contributor(s): Riley, Alison [author.].
Publisher: London ; Sage Publications, 2019Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xiii, 293 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 1526436604; 9781526436603:; 9781526436603; 1526436612; 9781526436610.Other title: Understanding and using educational theories.Subject(s): Education -- Philosophy | Critical pedagogyDDC classification: 370.1| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- John Dewey : a democratic notion of learning -- Maria Montessori : liberating the child -- Jean Piaget : understanding the mind of the child -- Lev Vygotsky : an early social constructivist viewpoint -- B.F. Skinner : the father of operant conditioning -- Benjamin Bloom : learning through taxonomies -- Malcolm S. Knowles : contextualising adult learning -- Jerome Bruner : an evolution of learning theories -- Albert Bandura : learing through observation -- Urie Bronfenbrenner : the ecology of human development -- Paulo Freire : oppression, freedom and critical approaches to education -- Donald Schön : reflection and learning -- David Kolb : experiential learning theory -- Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger : socially situated learning and communities of practice -- Guy Claxton : learning power -- Dylan Wiliam : assessment for Learning -- Carol Dweek : mindsets and motivation -- Conclusion : a note from the authors.
This work provides education students with a clear critical overview of the most influential 20th and 21st century thinkers in teaching and learning and shows how they translate in to practice.