Principles of Learning and Teaching
Early Childhood
K-6, 5-9, 7-12
Students as Learners
Student development and the learning process
Bandura: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/albert-bandurasocial-cognitive-theory-and-vicarious-learning.html
Piaget: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/piagets-theory-ofcognitive-development.html
Piaget and Cognitive Development: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/jean-piagets-stages-of-cognitivedevelopment.html
Vygotsky: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/lev-vygotskystheory-of-cognitive-development.html
Piaget and Vgotsky-Differences: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/differences-between-piaget-vygotskyscognitive-development-theories.html
Erikson: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/eriksons-stages-ofidentity-formation.html
Kolberg: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/kohlbergs-stages-ofmoral-development.html
Bloom: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/blooms-taxonomyand-assessments.html
Schema: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/knowledgeorganization-schemata-and-scripts.html
Transfer: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/types-of-informationtransfer.html
Self Efficacy: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/self-efficacy-vsself-concept-differences-effects-on-outcome-expectations.html
Self Regulation: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/the-role-ofmotivation-in-self-regulated-learning.html
Zone of Proximal Development: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/zone-of-proximal-development-andscaffolding-in-the-classroom.html
Students as Diverse Learners
Learning Styles: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-islearning-understanding-effective-classroom-strategies.html
Cognition: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/cognitive-socialfunctioning-delays-adapting-instruction-for-learners.html
Sensory challenges; http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/adaptinginstruction-for-learners-with-sensory-challenges.html
Gender differences: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/genderdifferences-in-the-classroom-physical-cognitive-behavioral.html
Cognitive Development: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/using-cognitive-development-psychology-inthe-classroom.html
Special needs: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/educatingstudents-with-special-needs.html
IDEA-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/idea-individuals-with-disabilities-education-act--history-and-summary.html
Gifted: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/advanced-cognitivedevelopment-and-renzullis-triad.html
Student Motivation and Learning Environment
Thorndike: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/behavioral-theorythorndike-and-the-law-of-effect.html
Watson: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/watson-and-littlealbert.html
Maslow: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/maslows-hierarchyof-needs.html
Self-determination Theory: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/self-determination-theory-capacity-strategycontrol-beliefs.html
Attribution theory: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/attributiontheory-and-the-principle-of-locus-of-control.html
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/using-intrinsic-and-extrinsic-motivation-toenhance-learning.html
Classic and Operant Conditioning: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/what-is-learning-understanding-effectiveclassroom-strategies.html
Instructional Process
Instructional strategies
Direct instruction: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/directinstruction-discovery-instruction-definition-differences.html
Differentiated instruction: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/differentiated-instruction-adapting-thelearning-environment-for-students.html
Hands on, interactive: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/instructional-strategies-hands-on-interactiveexpository-collaborative.html
Scaffolding: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/zone-of-proximaldevelopment-and-scaffolding-in-the-classroom.html
Cooperative and collaborative: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/cooperative-and-collaborative-learning-in-theclassroom.html
Questioning Techniques
Wait time: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/non-verbal-andverbal-communication-in-the-classroom.html
Communication Techniques
Assessment
Assessment and evaluation strategies
Formal and informal: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/forms-ofassessment-informal-formal-paper-pencil-performance-assessments.html
Formative and summative: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/standardized-assessments-formative-vssummative-evaluations.html
Assessment tools
Standardized tests: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/standardized-tests-in-education-advantagesand-disadvantages.html
Validity: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/validity-inassessments-content-construct-predictive-validity.html
Terminology of testing: http://educationportal.com/academy/lesson/qualities-of-good-assessmentsstandardization-practicality-reliability-validity.html