Smarter: Lessons from the New Science of Learning by Marc Smith - 9781041047803

Smarter: Lessons from the New Science of LearningAuthor(s): Marc Smith\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041047803, 978-1041047803\nSynopsis\nWhat does cognitive psychology really tell us about how people learn and why does it matter for both teachers and learners?\n\nThis book offers a deep dive into more than half a century of research into learning, examining evidence from psychology and neuroscience to help educators and learners create more effective and efficient methods of teaching and learning.\n\nDrawing on behavioural, social, and cognitive aspects of learning, as well as recent developments in cognitive neuroscience and instructional design, this book offers a clear, accessible, yet critical look at the science of learning, grounded in cognitive psychology and written with educators in mind. It explores how learning happens, what helps it stick, and why it so often goes wrong. It examines learning in t.