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Learning Theories Simplified
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Learning Theories Simplified
...and how to apply them to teaching

Second Edition


January 2019 | 384 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Are you struggling to get your head around John Dewey’s educational pragmatism? What exactly is Jean Piaget saying about cognitive development? Maybe you’re running out of time and patience making sense of Carol Dweck’s mindsets? Have you reached breaking point reading Daniel T. Willingham on educational neuroscience? 

Written for busy teachers, trainers, managers and students, this 'dip-in, dip-out' guide makes theories of learning accessible and practical. It explores 130 classic and contemporary learning theorists in an easy-to-use, bite-sized format with clear relevant illustrations on how each theory will benefit teaching and learning.

Each model or theory is explained in less than 350 words, followed by a 'how to use it' section. 

What's new to this edition:

  • A new early childhood theorists section
  • A new communication theories section
  • Additional ‘on trend’ theorists throughout
  • New ‘critical view’ features added to each entry.
 
Part 1: Classical Learning Theories
 
Section 1.1: Educational Philosophy
 
Section 1.2: Behaviourism
 
Section 1.3: Cognitivism
 
Section 1.4: Humanism
 
Section 1.5: Neurolism
 
Part 2: Contemporary Thinking on Teaching and Learning
 
Section 2.1: Professionalism
 
Section 2.2: Learning Styles
 
Section 2.3: Motivation
 
Section 2.4: Behaviour Management
 
Section 2.5: Coaching and Mentoring
 
Section 2.6: Teamworking
 
Part 3: An Introduction to Early Childhood and Developmental Strategies
 
Section 3.1: Children and Society
 
Section 3.2: Emotional Growth
 
Section 3.3: Classroom Strategies
 
Section 3.4: Working with Children with Additional Needs
 
Section 3.5: Different School Approaches
 
Part 4: Planning, Delivering and Assessing Learning
 
Section 4.1: Curriculum Planning
 
Section 4.2: Lesson Planning
 
Section 4.3: Delivering Learning
 
Section 4.4: Assessment and Feedback
 
Section 4.5: Evaluating Teaching and Learning

A clear go to book that overviews all theorists, for those who need to locate scholarly links and a great source for trainees teachers to refer to when working on assignments to locate further reading relevant to their work.

Mrs Tracey Goodyere
School of Education, Birmingham City University
February 19, 2021

A great book for developing your knowledge of the different learning theories - great to be able to access the summary views of important academics - very useful.

Mrs Sophie Wilson
School of Education, Theology & Leadership, St Mary's University, Twickenham
September 23, 2020

I use this book for teaching teachers in the first year of their two year programme. They are required to explore a range of resources focusing on the theory of learning and the title does exactly what it says it is going to do - provide a simplified approach to the theories of learning. My students use this as a starting point and as many of my trainees have come from vocational occupations where they have never had to write assignments at this level, they need something that is explained clearly and allows them to digest the information. This then helps them to move on to more in-depth sources and thus, develop their knowledge further.

Mrs Jacquie Hodges
Education, Walsall College
September 27, 2019

An excellent text for undergraduate students. Accessible, informative and comprehensive.

Mrs Suzanne Horton
Education, Worcester University
October 23, 2020

This is a useful starting point for anyone interested in exploring key learning theories and how they are applied in education today.

Mrs Sarah Ankers
Faculty of Edu & Children's Services, Chester University
September 12, 2019

A really good all rounder, great for students to find accessible info on a wide range of theories

Mrs Angela Hodgkins
Institute of Education, Worcester University
February 23, 2020

This book covers a plethora of learning theories in an easy to read, contextualised format. The 'How to use it' and 'critical perspective' sections are very useful too.

Mrs Rosie Washer
School Of Care Studies, West Herts College
October 7, 2019

Students loved the simplicity and coverage of this text. Even though it covers a lot of theories in little depth the summary of the range provided an excellent opportunity to expose students to a much wider range of theories. An excellent text for a survey of learning theories course.

Shelleyann Scott
Werklund School of Education, University Of Calgary
November 23, 2019

Another excellent introductory guide for students here. The importance of this book cannot be understated. It underpins all courses associated with education in it's many formats. With the changing nature of HE students it is important to provide clarity and initial foundations of understanding in relation to the key topics we cover. Bob Bates book provides an easy to ready, comprehensive guide to key topics in Educational Theory that are vital to the developing understanding of students new to the area. Considering the dearth of educational theories we can no longer expect students to have an automatic understanding of these. This is a must-read book for any education related courses.

Mr Carl Longmore
Institute of Education (Walsall), Wolverhampton University
May 23, 2019

This book is on several of our Education modules reading lists. It is an easy to access book which many have found useful. Even qualified teachers really like it when studying masters level as an introduction.

Dr Judy Sayers
School of Education, Leeds University
May 15, 2020

Sample Materials & Chapters

Section 1.1 Educational Philosophy


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