Large list of links to learning concepts and theories.
Database contains over 50 examples of learning theories.
A brief introduction to the three basic types of learning theories from the Teaching & Resource Center at the Berkley Graduate Division.
People with a fixed mindset believe that they're born with certain intelligence, skills and abilities that cannot change. As a result, when they fail at a task or face a challenge, their fear that they might not succeed often stops them from progressing.
People with a growth mindset, however, embrace challenges because they believe that they can learn from experiences, develop their skills, and improve with practice – all of which can lead to greater achievement.
VARK is one of the methods that has been created to identify the different learning approaches. The different learning styles are identified as:
| Visual | learn from looking at information such as diagrams and videos |
| Auditory | learn from listening to information such as lecture recordings and podcasts |
| Read/Write | learn from written information such as books and handouts |
| Kinaesthetic | learn from being physically involved in a task such as demonstrations and case studies |
| Multimodal | do not have a strong preference towards one particular learning strategy and use different learning styles according to the learning experience |
Click on the link below to access the VARK questionnaire and answer the questions to identify your preferred learning approach.
In this video, Carol Dweck discusses the difference between growth and fixed mindset, the benefits of a growth mindset, and how to teach a growth mindset.
This video offers a brief explanation of growth and fixed mindset.
This video is a summary of the Carol Dweck book..
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