Facilitating human learning /
Avelina M. Aquino
- Second edition.
- Manila : Rex Book Store, Inc., 2015.
- xvi, 294 pages ; 25 cm.
- Teacher education academic resources for college and higher education students (TEACH) series .
"Outcome-Based Education"
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. Cognitive and Metacognitive Factors in Learning 1. Cognitive Process 2. Analogical processes 3. Biological and environmental predispositions in learning 4. Metacognitive process II. Learning and Knowledge Acquisition 5. Learning methapors and theories of learning 6. Types and qualities of knowledge 7. Articulating the learning objectives in the classroom III. Motivational Factors in Learning 8. The place of motivation in learning 9. Theories of motivation IV. Developmental dimensions of Learning 10. Children;s development 11. Adolescent learning 12. Addressing the socio-cultural developmental dimensions in learning V. Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Learning 13. Social processes in learning 14. Social and cultural influences on the cognitive and motivational processes of learning VI. Individual differences in Learning 15. Theories of Intelligence 16. Diversity in Learning 17. Differences in Stylistic Cognitive Dimensions of Learning
References Index.
Facilitating Human Learning is designed for everyone who wishes to learn how to learn. It is designed for various stakeholders such as school administrators, parents, teachers, and other personnel who have the passion to affect meaningful life for their students. Also, it is intended for education students. This book provides key concepts and practical examples embedded learning, study skills, and strategies for more effective learning. Discussions of theories and best practices, as well as practical applications, are likewise provided. All human beings need to think. Regardless of whom they are or what they do, all their endeavors require the ability to think. The ability to think is a requirement not only for survival but also for a meaningful life. With their thinking skills and abilities, they may learn a lot of things that will help them get through life challenges. It is, therefore, the main objective of this text to provide readers with a wide range of topics necessary in developing appropriate frameworks within which they understand and make decisions on the various methods, practices, paradigms, and issues on facilitating learning as a critical process in teaching profession.