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ERIC Number: EJ420774
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
Aspects of an Educational Learning Theory.
Bereiter, Carl
Review of Educational Research, spec iss v60 n4 p603-24 Win 1990
Issues that must be addressed to develop a cognitive multisource learning theory for educational research are addressed. It is proposed that a constitutive problem for educational learning theory is the explanation of difficult learning. A unit of analysis, called a "contextual module," is applied to this problem. (TJH)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Difficulty Level, Educational Environment, Educational Research, Epistemology, Learning Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Multisource Learning
Note: Paper is an expanded version of a paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Francisco, CA, March 27-31, 1989).