In education, as in psychology, clarity matters. Yet in everyday conversations about teaching and learning, terms like learning theory and pedagogy are often used interchangeably. Phrases such as “We ...

A tour of the learning theories that shape how we teach. Use these ideas to reflect on your own teaching and to enrich the approaches you already use, whether you are new to college teaching or have ...

If you’re interested in how people learn and process information, you might consider a career in educational psychology. This field sits at the intersection of education and psychology, which may be ...

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Since the moment you were born, you’ve learned by watching those around you. In fact, this may explain some of your current behaviors. Imagine stepping into your kitchen and being told to scramble ...

Educational leaders often emphasize that effective teaching requires more than subject-matter expertise. It also depends on understanding how students learn and applying instructional strategies that ...

In the vibrant tapestry of any classroom, students come equipped with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and unique ways of processing information. As educators, our responsibility lies not only in ...

Behaviorism was born from research done by Ivan Pavlov in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Pavlov’s research into animal digestion led to the recognition that the animals that were being ...

While there are several theories of memory that describe how learners take in, store, and retrieve information, the simplest theory for our purposes breaks memory into the following parts: For the ...