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 ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. Learning theory is complex, and while the graphic below may initially seem to reinforce that idea, it ...

Last month I wrote about the attributes of the very best teachers, with the goal of identifying for young faculty members, in particular, the qualities they ought to emulate and cultivate. Several ...

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 ...

In 1965, Robert Gagne published “The Conditions of Learning.” In the book, Gagne defined learning as, “a change in an individual’s capacities that continues during a specific period, and that cannot ...

The basis of social learning theory is simple: People learn by watching other people. We can learn from anyone—teachers, parents, siblings, peers, co-workers, YouTube influencers, athletes, and even ...

The Learning Design & Learning Sciences program prepares creative and adaptable learning scientists and designers who can transform learning in diverse contexts. Our program uniquely defines learning ...

At one time or another, we’ve all heard “experts” assert that children have different learning styles. Some children, for instance, may be visual learners, while others best absorb information by ...

The idea that we have brains hardwired with a mental template for learning grammar—famously espoused by Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology—has dominated linguistics for almost ...