This paper will allow you to provide your position on the scientific perspective on learning sciences
and how learning sciences can be applied to your area of study/profession (My area or study is special education and I work in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis working specifically with children with Autism). For this paper please use the material provided as well as materials you can find relating to Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset Theory and Brown et al’s Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Some of this material can be referenced online. This paper is designed to cover objective 2a-g, which are listed below.
General Information:
1. This is a scholarly paper and should be written following APA Guidelines
2. The paper should be 4-6 pages in length, double space, 12-point font, 1-inch margins.
3. The reference section should be on a separate page (use page break) and follow APA
Guidelines.
Basic Outline:
1. Introduction
2. Body
3. Conclusion
4. Reference
What must be included in this paper?
• Must show an understanding of learning science as
presented through the course materials (course material attached to this question).
• Each item listed under Objective 2 must be included in the paper. Hint: Using the objectives as
headings is a great way to ensure that you have covered each item.
• The additional information that must be included is a highlight of the educational
psychologist’s (Vygotsky, Piaget, Sternberg) theory linked to this question.
o For example, when discussing desirable difficulties, you will note somewhere in your
discussion that this is most closely aligned with Vygotsky and the ZPD – if that is what
you believe to be true.
• Please don’t forget to use ALL course materials.
• Use your own words and use APA Writing Style Guide; PLEASE be careful not to plagiarize.
Course Objectives:
1. Develop informed research-based perspectives regarding learning
2. Using research as the base:
a. Articulate the importance of distributed practice;
b. Articulate the importance of interleaving and variation as it pertains to learning ans study practices
c. Articulate the importance of desirable difficulties;
d. Articulate the concept behind the issues related to ‘illusion of knowing’;
e. Discuss the empirical research behind learning styles;
f. Define intellectual abilities and our ability to shape our learning; and
g. Articulate the main principles of the growth mindset.
3. Define the relationships among theory, practice, and research.
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