How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School

This book is provided by the National Academy of Sciences and discusses research on how people learn. "First released in the Spring of 1999, How People Learn has been expanded to show how the theories and insights from the original book can translate into actions and practice, now making a real connection between classroom activities and behavior." This book includes a table of contents and the following chapters: Learning: From Speculation to Science, How Experts Differ from Novices, Learning and Transfer, How Children Learn, Mind and Brain, The Design of Learning Environments, Effective Teaching: Examples in History, Mathematics, and Science, Teacher Learning, Technology to Support Learning, Conclusions, and Next Steps for Research. The book may be downloaded for free or users may purchase a paperback.