Learning and Instruction: Theory Into Practice

by Margaret E. Gredler and Margaret E Bell-Gredler

Book Overview

Learning and Instruction contains comprehensive coverage of all learning theory perspectives from behavioral to cognitive to social constructivist. Gredler's text takes a models approach by presenting... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130122270
• ISBN13: 9780130122278
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 433 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

As far as texts go, not bad

This was required reading for my Curriculum and Learning class. As far as text books go, Gredler is not bad. You do not need an advanced degree to decifer her work, though it does get redundant at times. I don't think its something I'll read for pleasure again later, but it will be something I use to explain things to parents/teachers.

An excellent text

Gredler lays out a well-constructed text for anyone taking either a graduate course in educational theory or an upper level undergraduate course. Not only are the leading educational and learning theories presented in a concise manner but also the background upon which these theories have been built are examined. The emphasis is on the cognitive approach to learning and rightly so as the cognitive constructionist approaches are the way in which most universities approach educational practices. One of the things that Gredler does is to end every chapter with educational applications that demonstrate how the differing theories have been put into practice. Gredler also provides the contributions to educational practice in a very easy to read tabular format, which provides the student with a quick summarization for reference purposes. The book is comprehensive in scope. This book should be considered part of every student of educational theory personal reference library.

Gredler Sums It Up, Minimizes Boredom

I was impressed with this book, Learning and Instruction: Theory Into Practice. I have just started my grad. degree in education, and used it for my first class. I found it to have rather concise and informative summaries of key educational theorists. The book, while structured chronologically, flows together nicely and shows how these theories build upon and interweave with one another. I am ordinarily not too thrilled, like many, about picking up a textbook; but I found this to be one of the better options. My only criticism is that it is pricy for such a small size.