Theories of Human Learning: Kro's Report (Psychology)

By Guy R. Lefrancois

This book is the study of psychological learning theories, with a twist. Kongor, a visitor from outer space, presented for earthlings in the First Edition an account of the present state of earth knowledge about learning. Now, in the Third Edition, Kongors cousin Kro has updated, corrected, polished, and perfected the text with the help of his earthling host, Lefran'ois. Essentially, the book is a survey and interpretation of several of the important theories and findings in the psychology of learning. It describes and evaluates behavioristic and cognitive theories, looks at connectionism (neural net models), examines memory and motivation, and concludes with an overall summary and synthesis. The emphasis throughout is on clarity of presentation, relevance of topics, and maintenance of high interest-hence the liberal use of practical illustrations and the occasional use of humor. Lefran'ois (or Kro) takes students on a delightful journey while they absorb and learn from the academic discussion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534232027
• ISBN13: 9780534232023
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Bravo

J'ai trouvé excellent le livre de m. Lefrançois. L'approche utilisée, à savoir, étudier l'apprentissage humain du point de vue d'un extra-terrestre, est en quelque sorte un jeu. L'objectif de ce jeu est double selon moi. D'une part, m. Lefrançois tente d'étudier un domaine dont il ne peut se dissocier en inventant un être dissocié de ce domaine. D'autre part, le ton est amical et drôle, bref, stimulant. Par dessus tout, le contenu du livre est riche et clairement présenté. Cependant, n'achetez pas cette édition s'il en existe une plus récente, ce qui est le cas actuellement.Thank you, Guy, for writing this book.

Wonderful!

I never thought I'd enjoy a textbook. The book is supposedly from the objective viewpoint of an alien. The author uses humor to keep the book out of the monotony that I have come to expect from most textbooks.

Wacky, yet useful

The overall context of this book is supposed to be a report written by a space alien here on earth to observe human learning...well, either you'll think it's cute or annoying. Either way it's only superficial and it does not really detract from the real content. Really, the text covers the basics of learning theories from the early ones to the most recent. It's excellent for those interested in how psychology and teaching meet. Topics include behaviorism and cognitive theories.