The nature of learning -Using research to inspire practice

Submitted by nguet on Sat, 07/16/2011 - 06:18

Edited by Hanna DUMONT, David ISTANCE, Francisco BENAVIDES -

OECD - Centre for Educational Research and Innovation

What do we know about how people learn? How do young people's motivations and emotions influence their learning? What does research show to be the benefits of group work, formative assessments, technology applications, or project-based learning and when they are most effective? How is learning affected by family background? These are among the questions addressed for the OECD by leading researchers from North America and Europe. The book brings together the lessons of research on both the nature of learning and different educational applications and it summarises these as seven key concluding principles.

How to optimise learning in classrooms, schools and other settings?

This book is of particular interest to teachers, education leaders, teacher educators, advisors and decision makers, as well as the research community.