BS in Education: Websites

From the American Psychological Association's Psych Learning Curve website

Basic Principles of Ausubel's Subsumption that a learner absorbs new information by tying it to existing concepts and ideas that they have already acquired.

The framework elaborated by Bloom and his collaborators consisted of six major categories: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.

A short introduction on an emerging educational theory.

Explains Bruner's theory that learning is an active process in which learners construct new ideas or concepts based upon their current/past knowledge.

From the informEd blog of the Open Colleges - Australia website.

Describes the eight stage theory of identity and psychosocial development.

Discusses five educational learning theories that educators can utilize to help them enhance their classroom and make it a better learning environment for all students.

Detailed discussion on the learning process.

Huitt, W. (2011). Motivation to learn: An overview. Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University.. Defines and discusses motivation and its theories.

Proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983, the theory of multiple intelligences has revolutionized how we understand intelligence. Learn more about the research behind his theory.

Marzano has provided a model for teaching effectiveness that many educators refer to during their practice. It includes eight things that effective teachers do.

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development suggests that intelligence changes as children grow. Discusses the four stages of development that children pass through.

Updated 2010, excerpt from Teaching Mathematics in the 21st Century: Methods and Activities for Grades 6-12, by L. Huetinck, S.N. Munshin, 2008 edition, p. 49-51.. "...motivation hinges on students' perception of their abilities to succeed or fail." Article in context of math but with applications to motivation and teaching in general.

Looks at Bandura’s Social Learning Theory and the implications of this theory on teaching and student learning. Bandura asserts that most human behavior is learned through observation, imitation, and modeling...