For courses in Learning Theory, Cognition and Instruction, and Educational Psychology.

The market-leading learning theories text

In Human Learning, Ormrod looks at behaviorist, social cognitive, cognitive, constructivist, cognitive-developmental, sociocultural, and contextual theories. Using many concrete examples and specific classroom applications - plus a lucid, conversational writing style that truly speaks to students - the author engages students from the start, and makes the concepts, principles, and theories related to human learning and cognition meaningful. The new 8th Edition includes expanded discussions of several contemporary perspectives and a variety of new topics that have emerged in recent research (e.g., motivated reasoning, desirable difficulties). Some discussions of psychological perspectives on learning that have primarily historical value have been either condensed or altogether removed to make room for recent advances in theory and research.