Learning Theories

Links

A Nonlinear Theory of Education

http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/Houghton/ThesisM/chaosthesis.html

Article that describes how chaos theory can be applied to education and teaching. Includes citations.

BrainConnection.com

http://www.brainconnection.com/

An online source of information about the brain for educators, parents, students and teachers.

Business Thinking Meta Model

http://www.mediafrontier.com/Article/BTMM/BTMM.htm

Describes the model which is composed of three thinking patterns such as proactive thinking, reactive thinking, and passive thinking.

Desuggestive Learning

http://lozanov.hit.bg

Describes desuggestive learning and offer advice on how to use it.

Dr. Thomas Armstrong

http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/

Educator and psychologist in the fields of multiple intelligences, explanation of "the myth of ADD/ADHD, and the natural genius of kids". Suggests strategies for nurishing each child's unique developmental potentials.

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

http://books.nap.edu/html/howpeople1/

E-text of a 300-page 1999 National Academy of Sciences report. Recent research provides a deep understanding of complex reasoning and performance on problem-solving tasks and how skill and understanding in key subjects are acquired.

Infed.org

http://www.infed.org/

Resource for educators and others interested in informal education, youth work, community development and lifelong learning.

Instrumental Enrichment / Mediated Learning

http://www.zipcon.net/~highroad/ie.htm

Based on the work of Israeli psychologist Reuven Feuerstein who developed his theory in the late 40's through his work with children who were orphaned or separated from their parents as a result of the Holocaust.

John Dewey and Informal Education

http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-dewey.htm

Read about the life and works of a man considered to be the father of educational philosophy.

Learning and Teaching

http://www.jamesnicholaspublishers.com.au/learnteachbk.htm

Explores major and current themes in the learning and teaching process from an international and comparative perspective.

Learning Styles

http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/diversified_learning

Suite 101 topic about the many ways people learn through methods utilized in teaching gifted and talented as well as at risk students.

Manipulative Visual Language

http://www.green-bridge.org

System and theory for teaching English to deaf children.

MSP Resource Portal

http://portals.wi.wur.nl/msp/

Practical information on facilitating multi-stakeholder processes and social learning: concepts, methods, tools, tips, examples, literature and links for interactive decision-making in sustainable development.

Multiple Intelligences: Gardner's Theory

http://www.ericdigests.org/1998-1/multiple.htm

Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which examines the theory of Howard Gardner relating to multiple intelligences and how it might relate to student learning.

Perspectives on Learning

http://www.geocities.com/learningenvironments/

Learning and developing learning environments based on behaviorism, cognitism, and constructivism.

Reasoning and Being Rational

http://www.akat.com/reasoning.htm

Many teachers expect students to be rational, but don't explain what that means. Improve your reasoning. An essay by Rick Garlikov.

Ritmia

http://www.metodo-ritmia.com

Describes a form of music education and of motion activity aimed to bridge a gap left by the traditional teaching methods.

Roof On Fire

http://www.angelfire.com/mt/Roofonfire/

Report of a training course on experiential learning, including methods and theory.

The Epistemology and Learning Group (MIT)

http://el.www.media.mit.edu/

Explores how new technologies can enable new ways of thinking, learning, and designing.

The Meta-Learning Lab

http://shell5.tdl.com/~jaycross/metalearn/

Dedicated to increasing people's capacity to learn, improving the performance of individuals and organizations.

The Truth About Homework

http://www.geocities.com/thetruthabouthomework/

The negative impacts of homework on students. Includes opinions, polls, message board, and links.

Youth Motivation Using Natural Learning Environments

http://www.motivation-tools.com/youth/

Motivating at-risk youth by employing natural learning environments consistent with the learning personality of the individual student rather than with traditional schooling models.