Psychology of Learning

This unique book promotes an active hands-on, constructional approach to the study of the psychology of learning. This approach enables the reader to discover and devise answers to problems on his or her own, rather than look for them in a book. It is assumed that for information to be remembered, it must be discovered and manipulated and also checked with old information so that existing assumptions, beliefs and knowledge can be reconstructed on the basis of the new information. This book replaces the method of mere rote or memorizing definitions and procedures and provides the means and methods to arrive at interpretations and logical conclusions. The chapters include, Learning Styles and Inventory Models; Theoretical Approach; Outline of the Theory; Motivational Process; Constructive View of Learning Science; Learning Styles in College and University Courses; Goals of Learning and Qualities of Understanding Functions of Context in Learning and Performance; Contexts, Events-Memories and Extinction; Several Roles of Context at the Time of Retrieval; Future of Learning and Learning Styles; Plus a bibliography and Index