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Bell-Gredler, Margaret E. Learning and Instruction: Theory into Practice. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1986.
This is without question one of the best books to provide you with an overview of all the theories of learning and instruction. Bell-Gredler write not only about the theories of learning, but provides concrete examples of how to implement the theories into instructional strategies. If you want to know about the theorists (Piaget, Bruner, Gagne, Bandura, Weiner) then this is the book.
Bybee, Rodger W., and Robert B. Sund. Piaget for Educators, Second Edition. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1990.
This is the essential book for science teachers wishing to know how to apply Piaget's ideas to the classroom. The book gives details of Piaget's life, and explores in detail his theories and relates them to practical applications.
Champagne, Audrey B. and Leslie E. Hornig. Students and Science Learning. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1987.
This book contains papers from the 1987 National Forum for School Science. The book presents recent ideas about the practical application of learning theories, cognition and science teaching, and intervention programs in math and science for minortiy and female middle school students.
Duckworth, Eleanor. The Having of Wonderful Ideas and Other Essays on Teaching and Learning. New York: Teachers College Press, 1987.
This book presents examples of learner-centered teaching activities engaging learners in mind, sense of self, sense of humor, range of interests, interaction with other people, and problem solving.
Good, Ronald G. How Children Learn Science: Conceptual Development and Implications for Teaching. New York: MacMillan, 1977.
This is one of the most thorough treatments of how students learn from the stand-point of developmental psychology and the work of Jean Piaget. Good translates Piaget's work into understandable examples for the science teacher.
Lawson, Anton E., Michael R. Abraham, and John W. Renner. A Theory of Instruction: Using the Learning Cycle to Teach Science Concepts and Thinking Skills. NARST MONOGRAPH Number One, National Association for Research in Science Teaching, 1989.
This monograph traces the origins of the learning cycle in science instruction, describes in detail what is the learning cycle, and provides good examples to illustrate the application of the learning cycle in science instruction.
Mullis, Ina V.S. and Lynn B. Jenkins. The Science Report Card: Elements of Risk and Recovery. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, 1988.
This report summarizes the trends in achievement, attitudes and opportunities for science learning based on the 1986 national assessment.
Slavin, Robert E. Educational Psychology: Theory into Practice. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1988.
If you took a course in educational psychology, you may have used this book. It provides a complete introduction to the field of educational psychology in a very readable and understandable way. If you need to track down a concept or term in ed. psych., then refer to this book.