
Teaching & Learning Illuminated
The Big Ideas, Illustrated
- Available for pre-order on April 21, 2023. Item will ship after May 12, 2023
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Book Description
This exciting new book from the bestselling authors of The Science of Learning takes complex ideas around teaching and learning and makes them easy to understand and apply through beautifully illustrated graphics. Each concept is covered over a double page spread, with a full-page graphic on one page and supportive text on the other. This unique combination of accessible images and clear explanations helps teachers navigate the key principles and understand how to best implement them in the classroom.
Distilling key findings and ideas for great evidence-based teaching from a broad range of contemporary studies, the book covers the research findings, ideas and applications from the most important and fundamental areas of teaching and learning including:
- Retrieval practice
- Spacing
- Interleaving
- Cognitive load theory
- Rosenshine’s Principles
- Feedback
- Resilience
- Metacognition
Written to support, inspire and inform teaching staff and those involved in leadership and CPD, Teaching and Learning Illuminated will transform readers' understanding of teaching and learning research.
Table of Contents
How to read this book
What you’ll get from reading Teaching and Learning Illuminated
- Memory and Learning
- Retrieval Practice
- Spacing and Interleaving
- Cognitive Load Theory
- What’s next for Cognitive Science?
- Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction
- Getting answers to your questions
- Feedback
- Motivation and Resilience
- Preparing to learn
- What all teachers (but especially Senior Leaders) need to know
- What all teachers (but especially Primary teachers) need to know
- Thinking biases
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Where to find out more
Studies, books and articles that inspired and influenced us
Author(s)
Biography
Edward Watson is the founder of InnerDrive, UK.
Bradley Busch is the lead psychologist at InnerDrive, UK.