This paper is an attempt to reflect on class sessions during the fall 2010 in a course ‘Theory and Research in Mathematical Learning and Development’. This reflection as a learning journey portrays discussions based on foundational perspectives (FP), historical highlights (HH), and guiding questions (GQ) related to mathematics learning and development. I think these three key areas: FP, HH, and...

Learner motivation is considered an important premise for learning achievement. One of the theories used to explain learner motivation in physical education is the Self-Determination Theory (SDT). Different from others, SDT acknowledges the controlling nature of institutionalized education and builds its application around externally imposed regulatory mechanisms to enhance learner motivation. ...

The aim of our research includes constructing a guideline to help users select a form of learning appropriate for learning goals and learning tasks. To fulfill the aim we propose Learner’s Growth Model (GM) and two types of augmented GM: Form-augmented GM and Task-augmented GM. In this paper we describe these three types of models and a mechanism to generate learning pattern recommendations bas...

The term "learning styles" refers to the concept that individuals differ in regard to what mode of instruction or study is most effective for them. Proponents of learning­style assessment contend that optimal instruction requires diagnosing individuals' learning style and tailoring instruction accordingly (pashler, McDaniel, Rohrer, and Bjork, 2009). There are several methods or theories that d...

Statistical learning mechanisms play an important role in theories of language acquisition and processing. Recurrent neural network models have provided important insights into how these mechanisms might operate. We examined whether such networks capture two key findings in human statistical learning. In Simulation 1, a simple recurrent network (SRN) performed much like human learners: it was s...

Henry W. Maier is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Washlngton, and the reviewer had the privilege of working with him when he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in this c?untry. He has made many contributions to the study of the 'helping Process'?a phrase used to describe ^hat takes place when a practitioner lr*tervenes in order to bring some sPecifically structured means of preVenting...

The model of CB case formulation presented here has multiple historical origins. The most important is probably functional analysis (Haynes & O’Brien, 2000; Nezu, Nezu, Friedman, & Haynes, 1997), which itself has origins in operant conditioning theory and the tradition in psychology of the study of the single organism (Morgan & Morgan, 2001). We also rely heavily on the evidence-based formulati...

Self-determination theory is one of the most established motivational theories both within second language learning and beyond. This has generated several mini-theories, namely: organismic integration theory, cognitive evaluation basic psychological needs goal contents causality orientations relationships motivation theory. After providing an up-to-date account these we present results a system...