Theories

This section contains learning theories and links that may be useful to the project

Common features of Powerful Learning Environments: De Corte (2000), De Corte et al (2003)

• group discussions of content & process
• authentic tasks and realistic problems that have personal meaning and future use
• initiate and support active, constructive learning processes
• enhance students’ awareness of their cognitive processes

Deep approach to learning: Biggs, Entwistle, Ramsden, Tait & McCune, Marton (1976 – 2006) Starts with an intention to form a personal understanding - plus a range of conceptually related learning processes:

• Active interest and personal engagement
• Thinking for yourself
• Relating ideas
• Gaining an overview
• Questioning and using evidence critically
• Seeking the main point / seeing the purpose or wider context of a task
• Drawing conclusions
• Monitoring understanding and regulating

The SLICE of LIFE Conference

• see the keynote presentation "Principles of E-learning: lessons from cognitive psychology" by Geoff Norman - he talks about Cognitive Overload and how text, image and sound can be less effective than sound and image (for example)