
Title
Hito wa ikani manabunoka (How People Learn II - Learners, Contexts and Cultures)
Size
396 pages, A5 format
Language
Japanese
Released
April 12, 2024
ISBN
9784762832499
Published by
Kitaohji Shobo Co., Ltd.
Book Info
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You have probably done a lot of learning in your life. I am sure that you have had many experiences in learning, such as learning methods that suit you and different teachers' teaching methods. However, have you ever thought about what it means to learn in the first place?
As the title of this book suggests, this book summarizes and introduces the latest findings in the learning science about how people learn. Learning science, as the name suggests, is the science of human learning. It approaches human learning from a wide range of perspectives, from familiar areas such as memory and motivation, to social aspects such as the learning environment, culture, and technology, as well as from medical aspects such as the brain and nervous system. In particular, the book emphasizes the following six characteristics of learning. First, the socio-cultural context of race, ethnicity, cultural diversity, and gender influences learning. It has been shown that these contexts actually have a significant impact on human learning and produce different results. Second are the findings on learning from advances in brain science and neuroscience. Here, the characteristics of learning that emerge in light of recent brain science findings are presented. Third, the content is based on the development of research on emotions as well as cognitive aspects. Until now, human emotions (feelings and emotions) have not been a topic of much research on learning. However, the latest research has shown that emotions affect people's memory and motivation, and are deeply related to learning. Fourth is the findings about learning that connects the inside and outside of school, viewed from a lifelong perspective. Human learning does not end as soon as a person graduates from school. They continue to learn throughout their lives in a variety of socio-cultural contexts. However, it has been shown that the characteristics of such learning are not necessarily the same as learning in school. Fifth is the diversity of learners with various learning disabilities and their support. Every learner has a different learning style. Some of these differences are socio-cultural and some are medical. This book shows how such learner diversity manifests itself. Sixth are findings on the impact of evolving digital technologies on learning. Digital technology has become an integral part of our daily lives. This book presents the latest findings on how and what impact these technologies are having on learning.
As described above, this book summarizes how human learning occurs dynamically in the interaction of various factors, based on the latest research evidence. Thus, it is not only academically significant, but also socially significant in providing important insights for understanding people more broadly.
(Written by ICHIYANAGI Tomonori, Associate professor, Graduate School of Education / 2024)
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Context and Culture
3 Types of Learning and the Developing Brain
4 Processes That Support Learning
5 Knowledge and Reasoning
6 Motivation to Learn
7 Implications for Learning in School
8 Digital Technology
9 Learning Across the Life Span
10 Research Agenda
References
Related Info
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts and Cultures, The National Academies Press, 2018.