Learning Patterns in Higher Education : Dimensions and Research Perspectives, Paperback by Gijbels, David (EDT); Donche, Vincent (EDT); Richardson, John T. E. (EDT); Vermunt, Jan D. (EDT), ISBN 0415842522, ISBN-13 9780415842525, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

For educational researchers and practitioners, Gijbels (learning and instruction, U. of Antwerp, Belgium), Donche, Richardson, and Vermunt bring together 15 essays by education, educational psychology, and other learning researchers from Europe, who explore individual differences in student learning in higher education and their habits in terms of how they cognitively process information and the metacognitive, motivational, and affective strategies they use, and how these differences can be measured. They discuss the need for more theoretical and empirical investigation of dimensions of learning, comparisons of patterns from various countries, a heuristic model of learning, the need for a theory to understand patterns across the lifespan, and learning patterns in terms of personal, contextual, and time-related variables. In the second section, essays focus on measuring patterns, including achievement goals, motivational and cognitive processes, student adoption of a deep approach to learning, differences in learning and achievement in first-year students, multi-method research on approaches to learning, contextual and personal factors, and approaches in different environments, with a focus on case-based environments. Essays are based on research from a collaborative network sponsored by the Scientific Research Network of the Research Foundation Flanders. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()