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_it E d e it The nature of Learning s io w n USing Research to inspire PRactice o The nature ofr Learningyl Edited by hanna Dumont, David istance and Francisco benavides USing Research toB inspire n O O e What do we know about how people learn? How do young people’s motivations D PRactice l and emotions influence their learning? What does research show to be the benefits da C u of group work, formative assessments, technology applications, or project-based E e e learning and when are they most effective? How is learning affected by family Edited by hanna Dumont,O DavidR istance s background? These are among the questions addressed for the OECD by leading n e and Francisco benavides A r researchers from North America and Europe. This book brings together the lessons tu of research on both the nature of learning and different educational applications, L e c and it summarises these as seven key concluding principles. Among the contributors are Brigid Barron, Monique Boekaerts, Erik de Corte, Linda Darling-Hammond, Kurt Fischer, Andrew Furco, Richard Mayer, Lauren Resnick, Barbara Schneider, Robert Slavin, James Spillane, Elsbeth Stern The and Dylan Wiliam. n The Nature of Learning: Using Research to Inspire Practice is essential reading for of Learning ature all those interested in knowing what research has to say about how to optimise learning in classrooms, schools and other settings. It aims, first and foremost, to inform practice and educational reform. It will be of particular interest to teachers, education leaders, teacher educators, advisors and decision makers, as well as the research community. 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O R s The Organisation provides a setting w here governments can compare policy experiences, seek n e A r answers to co mmon problems, identify good practice and work to co-ordinate domestic and tu international policies. L e c The OECD member countries are: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ir eland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the U nited Kingdom and the United States. The Commission of the European Communities takes part in the work of the OECD. OECD Publishing disseminates widely the results of the Organisation’s statistics gathering and research on econom ic, social and en vironmental issues, as w ell as t he conventions, guidelines and standards agreed by its members. This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Organisation or of the governments of its member countries. ISBN 978-92-64-08647-0 (print) ISBN 978-92-64-08648-7 (PDF) Series: Educational Research and Innovation ISSN 2076-9660 (print) ISSN 2076-9679 (online) Also available in French: Comment apprend-on ? La recherche au service de la pratique Photo credits: Cover © Cultura Royalty-Free/Inmagine.com. Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found on line at: www.oecd.org/publishing/corrigenda © OECD 2010 You can copy, downlo ad or print OECD conte nt for yo ur own use, a nd you ca n include excer pts from OE CD publications, databases and mu ltimedia products in your own docume nts, presentations, blogs, websites and teaching materials, provided that suitable acknowledgment of OECD as source and copyright owner is given. All requests for public or commercial use and translation rights should be submitted to [email protected]. Requests for perm ission to photocopy portions of this material for public or commercial use shall be addressed directly to the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) at [email protected] français d’exploitation du droit de copie (CFC) at [email protected]. _it E d e it s io w n foreworD – 3 o r yl B n O O e D da l C u E e e O R s n e A r Foreword u L e c t There is intense interest today in the nature of learning and creating the environments for it to flourish. global drivers are pushing all countries to give priority to generating high levels of knowledge and skills with attention increasingly to more demanding forms of “21st century competences”. The corollary concern is that traditional educational approaches are not adequately delivering on such demanding agendas. There have been major strides in measuring learning outcomes – of which our own PISA surveys are a prime example – which turns the spotlight onto how those outcomes can actually be changed. Meanwhile, despite high levels of educational investment (including in educational technology) and extensive educational reforms in our different countries, we know how difficult it is to make an impact on the “black box” of teaching and learning. at OECD, we have developed an impressive battery of studies and surveys to address these different priorities. The PISA surveys are now prominently established on the world scene since the first survey took place a decade ago, with the initial results from the latest 2009 wave of student meas- urement covering 65 countries becoming available at the end of this year. The recent Teaching and Learning international survey (TaLIS) gathered data from over 70 000 teachers and school principals in lower secondary education in 23 countries to provide a detailed international picture on the conditions of teaching and learning, with main results published in 2009 and further work planned. our centre for effective Learning environments (CELe) looks at these questions from the perspective of the facilities and buildings for learn- ing to ask what designs and facilities management are appropriate for the 21st century. The OECD centre for educational research and innovation (CERI) is making its own very important contribution through wide-ranging analysis of learning and innovation, including by the “innovative Learning environments” project (iLe) which has produced this volume. CERI com- bines the forward-looking study of innovation with research-informed analy- sis to bring the different options for policy and practice into sharper relief. in recent years, CERI has worked intensively on a number of related key The NaTure of LearNiNg: usiNg research To Inspire pracTice © OECD 2010 _it E d e it s io w n 4 – foreworD o r yl B n themes: how countries can make innovation more system-wide and sustain- st O e D able, the nature of 21 century skills, how technologies can be used to reshape da l learning environments and the characteristics of “new millennium learners”, C u exemplary formative assessment practices in schools and for low-skill adults, E e e neuro-science and learning.