Introduction Bridging Learning Research and Teaching

1 How Does Students’ Prior Knowledge Affect Their
Learning? 10
2 How Does the Way Students Organize Knowledge
Affect Their Learning? 40
3 What Factors Motivate Students to Learn? 66
4 How Do Students Develop Mastery? 91
5 What Kinds of Practice and Feedback Enhance
Learning? 121
6 Why Do Student Development and Course Climate
Matter for Student Learning? 153
7 How Do Students Become Self-Directed Learners? 188
Conclusion Applying the Seven Principles to Ourselves 217