Historically, the study of cognition has focused mainly on adults. With the arrival of constructivist theoreticians such as Jean Piaget, cognitive developmental theory became more visible in ...

Journal of Science Teacher Education, Vol. 21, No. 2 (2010), pp. 255-273 (19 pages) The research questions addressed in this study were: what types of epistemological beliefs do elementary students ...

Every child deserves a safe, joyful and enabling environment to grow up in and have access and exposure towards better and holistic learning opportunities. But for millions of children around the ...

If you've ever wondered why some people succeed at learning new skills and knowledge while others fail to grasp basic concepts, you may want to find out more about learning theory. Theories of ...

In order to optimise the sharing and acquisition of new knowledge, different modes of learning need to be leveraged. For example, the behaviourism, cognitivism and constructivism learning theories ...

From time to time, education is marked by critical events. In contrast to routine processes and any gradual cumulation of learning, these bring radical change in both pupils and teachers. They also ...