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The Psychology of Learning: An Introduction for Students of Education underlines some of the practical implications of the classical and more traditional topics of study, as well as the theoretical models of learning and psycholinguistics. The book explores various aspects of learning, including mem...
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Pergamon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | [1974] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Education and educational research
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780080181363 |
| Summary: |
The Psychology of Learning: An Introduction for Students of Education underlines some of the practical implications of the classical and more traditional topics of study, as well as the theoretical models of learning and psycholinguistics. The book explores various aspects of learning, including memory, motivation, skills, language, thinking, problem-solving, intelligence, ability, personality, educational technology, and moral behavior. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (viii, 294 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-277). |
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9781483159492 1483159493 |
| Index Number: | LB1051 |
| CLC: | G44 |
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Front Cover; The Psychology of Learning: an Introduction for Students of Education; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Learning I; Concept of learning; Imprinting; Thorndike's structure of S-R bonds; Pavlov's classical conditioning; Skinner's operant conditioning; Hull's need reduction; Chapter 2. Learning II; Tolman's sign learning; The ""Gestalt"" school; Servo-mechanisms and theoretical models; Additional reading; Chapter 3. Memory; Perception; Broadbent's model of selective attention; Short-term memory; Long-term memory; Forgetting; RNA and memory. Additional readingChapter 4. Motivation; Concept of motivation; Objectives and goals; Self-concepts and ego-involvement; Social-group influences; Arousal and vigilance; Additional reading; Chapter 5. Skills; Nature of skill; Welford's model of sensori-motor performance; The acquisition of skill; Teaching skills; Fatigue; Transfer of training; Additional reading; Chapter 6. Language; Communication in man and animals; Acquisition of language; Behaviourist theories; Early language development; Social aspects; Chomsky's rule generation theory; Some psycholinguistic experiments; Semantics. Language learningAdditional reading; Chapter 7. Thinking and Problem-solving; Concepts; Piaget's theory; Educational implications of Piaget's work; Learning concepts, rules and principles; Problem-solving; Principles of problem-solving; Additional reading; Chapter 8. Intelligence and Ability; Concept of intelligence; Fallacies about intelligence; Types of intelligence test; The structure of abilities and factor analysis; Creativity and its assessment; Additional reading; Chapter 9. Personality; Concept of personality; Personality assessment; Theories of personality development. Physique and temperamentAssessment in schools; Anxiety and achievement; Alleviating stress; Personality and achievement; Additional reading; Chapter 10. Educational Technology; Introduction; Programmed learning; Audio-visual aids; Games and simulation; Algorithms; Effectiveness of audio-visual techniques; Additional reading; Chapter 11. Moral Behaviour; Concept of morality; Piaget's theory; Kohlberg's theory; Moral development and learning theory; Discipline and order; Rules; Punishment; Discipline: the school and the community; Additional reading. Notes on Some Statistical and Technical Terms used in PsychometricsStandard deviation; Correlation coefficient; Reliability of a test; Validity; Objectivity in marking; Standardization for age; TITLES AND PUBLISHERS OF TESTS MENTIONED IN THE TEXT; REFERENCES TO AUTHORS CITED IN THE TEXT; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX. |