02019pamaa2200253 4500 0000049826 20130118090000.0 111124 eng 9780470484104 (pbk.) LB1025.3 HOW 2010 How learning works : seven research-based principles for smart teaching Susan A. Ambrose ... [et al.]; foreword by Richard E. Mayer. 1st ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010. xxii, 301 p.: ill.; 24 cm. The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series CITS Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-284) and index Introduction: Bridging learning research and teaching practice -- How does students' prior knowledge affect their learning? -- How does the way students organize knowledge affect their learning? -- What factors motivate students to learn? -- How do students develop mastery? -- What kinds of practice and feedback enhance learning? -- Why do student development and course climate matter for student learning? -- How do students become self-directed learners? -- Conclusion: Applying the seven principles to ourselves -- Appendix A: What is student self-assessment and how can we use it? -- Appendix B: What are concept maps and how can we use them? -- Appendix C: What are rubrics and how can we use them? -- Appendix D: What are learning objectives and how can we use them? -- Appendix E: What are ground rules and how can we use them? -- Appendix F: What are exam wrappers and how can we use them? -- Appendix G: What are checklists and how can we use them? -- Appendix H: What is reader response/peer review and how can we use it? Effective teaching -- Case studies Educational innovations -- Case studies School improvement programs -- Case studies Learning, Psychology of -- Case studies Ambrose, Susan A. http://www.josseybass.com