University of Wisconsin - Stout

Learning & Understanding

Understanding Student Learning--a definition of and strategies for Deep Understanding
Promoting Deep Learning
The Visible Knowledge Project, led by Randy Bass
Deep and Surface Approaches to Learning and the Strategic Approach to Study in Higher Education; Based on Phenomenographic Research. by Karen Bradford
Learner-Centered Classrooms, Problem-Based Learning, and the Construction of Understanding and Meaning by Students
Learner-Centered Psychological Principles
Learner Centered: A Glossary
This site also contains links to definitions of Active Learning, Authentic Assessment, Authentic Learning, Cognitive Apprenticeship, Constructivism, Distributed Intelligence, Inquiry-Based Learning, Intermediate Cognitive Processes, Learner Centered, Novice and Expert Learners, Peer Review, Prior Knowledge, Problem-Based Learning, Scholarship of Teaching, Uncoverage, Understanding