Dr. John D. Bransford holds the Shauna C. Larson Endowed Chair in Learning Sciences at the University of Washington College of Education. He is also founding director of The LIFE (Learning in Informal and Formal Environments) Centre, which develops and tests principles about the social foundations of human learning from infancy to adulthood. Dr. Bransford has also served as co-chair of several National Academy of Science Committees, which have published influential books including How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom (2005), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School (1999, 2000), and How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice (1999).
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School
Bransford, J., Brown, A., & Cocking, R. (2000) How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. Washington, D.C., National Research Council, National Academy Press. The development of learning begins in infancy and extends throughout our lives. New research about the mind, brain, and the processes of learning are discussed in this book. It describes a number of experiments and studies that prove even infants are capable of learning. The authors outline four essential and interrelated features of successful early learning: A child’s education must be learner, knowledge, assessment and community centered. Theories and insights for teachers on how to put this into practice are also outlined.
How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom
Donovan, S., & Bransford, J. D. (2005). How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom. National Academies Press.
How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice
Donovan, M. S., Bransford, J. D., & Pellegrino, J. W. (1999). How People Learn: Bridging Research and Practice. National Academies Press.
Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and be Able to Do
Darling-Hammond, L., & Bransford, J. (2005). Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and be Able to Do. Jossey-Bass.
