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Bob’s extensive knowledge of putting educational theory into practice shines through in this book. He gives clear explanations of each theory, often relating them to his own teaching experiences. He uses realistic examples to help the reader engage with the theory, with useful tips to put each into practice. I recommend this book to practitioners in the further education sector as well as in schools.
Ann Gravells
A go to for all theories illustrating excellent pros and cons with the additional critical perspective in each section.
Great for those new to teaching. Used in a higher eduation context this makes for easy reading and application to PGCE training.
excellent book and resource material
An excellent supporting text to allow students access to a range of theories.
It's a useful whistle stop tour of learning theory that wide in its scope, easily readable and directly relatable to practice.
very clear and informative
A really clear understanding of key theorists for students starting a degree
Although good clear academic information as yet the book does not meet the course criteria.
A good book which breaks down theory into more understandable wording
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.
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.
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.
An excellent text for undergraduate students. Accessible, informative and comprehensive.
This is a useful starting point for anyone interested in exploring key learning theories and how they are applied in education today.
A really good all rounder, great for students to find accessible info on a wide range of theories
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.
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.
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.
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.
