Current learning seeks to meet the current needs of society and to create favorable conditions for the development of each personality, promotes diversity and creativity, mix of styles and tolerance of ambiguity, acceptance of innovation and change, provoking critical thinking and seeking new opportunities, creating reality through exchange of experience. Modern methodologies open up possibilities for people with different types of intelligence, call on alternative sources of information, allowing individualization of the learning process. This process proposes the determination by each person of his objectives, goals, ideals for achieving personal development, different from those of other people. These routes can be realized with the condition of self-knowledge and self-education, through a lot of individual work based on the additional sources predetermined by each student. Also, this process is based on knowing the psychological characteristics of the new generation, their expectations, needs, values and aspirations.
The guide offers a perspective of knowledge of the young generation, of the social challenges they face. It analyzes the impact of the new information technology revolution and the globalization of society on the new generations and on the communication and information path, on the educational interaction.
The behavioral and social-cognitive approaches to learning describe the characteristics of learning within the behavioral and cognitive approaches. By identifying and explaining the differences between classical conditioning and operant conditioning, readers will understand the processes and outcomes involved in how behaviors are formed and maintained. Also, various behavioral strategies are presented for increasing desirable behaviors and decreasing undesirable behaviors, offering educational professionals a set of useful tools for managing student behaviors.
By understanding the differences between direct learning and observational learning and how models can influence behaviors and attitudes, readers will be guided with essential elements to create a stimulating and inspirational learning environment in the classroom. Also here is described the concept of self-regulated learning and its importance in the development of self-instruction skills and self-direction of learning. Understanding ways to increase self-efficacy and specific self-teaching strategies will allow readers to support students in developing independent and effective learning skills. The theories and concepts presented in will help professionals to create an optimal learning environment, to stimulate students' motivation and commitment, but also to allow them to develop their learning skills and behavior management, both within the classroom and beyond.
It is known that if we "think well", then learning can take place. But how does this happen? What is the connection between thinking, learning and remembering? This book discusses the basics of these concepts. The science of learning is an extensive field that is based on research in disciplines such as psychology, education, neuroscience and even sociology and computer science. The guide offers seven practical, evidence-based recommendations to support teachers in developing metacognitive knowledge and cognitive skills in their students. The guide is relevant for practitioners from the first years of life, teachers and leaders or for those who deal with learning throughout life.
The hope that this collection of practical recommendations will bring clarity and guidance to an area of teaching and learning that holds so much promise but can be difficult to implement is one of the reasons for this book, providing a range of support materials for resources, tools and training courses to help with implementation.