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Theories of learning
There are many different theories of how people learn. What follows is a variety of them, and it is useful to consider their application to how your students learn and also how you teach in educational programs. It is interesting to think about your own particular way of learning and to recognise that everyone does not learn the way you do.
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Hot Research: Thinking Faster
Getting children to think like a scientist, an historian, or a mathematician can really accelerate their development. Encouraging children to question what they know at every opportunity and make them aware of how they think, can also help them do better in exams.
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Theories of Learning
There are three sets of learning theory used in educational circles, under the headings of: Behaviourist, Humanistic and Cognitive.
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Theories of learning
There are many different theories of how people learn. What follows is a variety of them, and it is useful to consider their application to how your students learn and also how you teach in educational programs. It is interesting to think about your own particular way of learning and to recognise that everyone does not learn the way you do.
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