How children learn / Sean MacBlain.

By: MacBlain, Sean [author.]
Publisher: Los Angeles : SAGE publications, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781446272183; 1446272184; 9781446272176; 1446272176Subject(s): Learning | Education | Cognition in children | Child development | Learning theory | Cognition in children | Education | LearningDDC classification: 370.1523 LOC classification: LB1060 | .M3144 2014
Contents:
Introduction -- What is Learning? -- Learning Theories in Action -- Thinking and Learning in the Early Years -- Learning in the Family -- Learning and Schooling -- Intelligence and Learning -- The Emotionally Intelligent Learner -- Additional Support Needs and Learning -- Communities of Learning -- Future Learning.
Summary: Understanding how children learn is a vital part of working with children. Every child is unique and understanding differences in learning helps all to benefit. Going beyond simply understanding the work of key theorists and the various theories of learning, this text helps you recognize what learning actually looks like and how it is best facilitated in any setting. Looking at key topics such as brain development, technology in childhood and barriers to learning, you gain a deeper understanding of what learning really is. Each chapter includes a range of features to support your learning.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- What is Learning? -- Learning Theories in Action -- Thinking and Learning in the Early Years -- Learning in the Family -- Learning and Schooling -- Intelligence and Learning -- The Emotionally Intelligent Learner -- Additional Support Needs and Learning -- Communities of Learning -- Future Learning.

Understanding how children learn is a vital part of working with children. Every child is unique and understanding differences in learning helps all to benefit. Going beyond simply understanding the work of key theorists and the various theories of learning, this text helps you recognize what learning actually looks like and how it is best facilitated in any setting. Looking at key topics such as brain development, technology in childhood and barriers to learning, you gain a deeper understanding of what learning really is. Each chapter includes a range of features to support your learning.

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