Psychology of Learning for InstructionThis cognitively-oriented text focuses on learning and instruction, discussing specific applications of learning theories and drawing examples from educational situations and problems. It illustrates concepts concretely, with a variety of examples from primary school to corporate training. |
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Radical Behaviorism | 27 |
Cognitive Information Processing | 67 |
Encoding | 84 |
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