If you've ever wondered why some people succeed at learning new skills and knowledge while others fail to grasp basic concepts, you may want to find out more about learning theory. Theories of ...

This article compares and contrasts 2 summer camps. Future Camp 97 is based on assumptions consistent with constructionism and Scientists Apprentice Camp 97 consistent with legitimate peripheral ...

ON Aug. 29 there occurred the tercentenary of one who is often called ‘the father of English psychology’, John Locke, 1632–1704. His “Essay concerning Human Understanding” is primarily a theory of ...

For educators and neuroscientists alike, the conventional wisdom seems to be that learning is all about social constructivism. We are very social beings, and we construct our knowledge, beliefs, and ...

Cognition and Instruction, Vol. 32, No. 3 (July-September 2014), pp. 219-252 (34 pages) While many studies have considered the association between teachers' and students' conceptions of teaching and ...

Every child deserves a safe, joyful and enabling environment to grow up in and have access and exposure towards better and holistic learning opportunities. But for millions of children around the ...

My teaching philosophy is grounded in what bell hooks calls engaged pedagogy, a student-centered model that begins with the ...