Learning Sciences / Discipline
Learning sciences
Definition
An interdisciplinary field that studies how people learn and how learning can be supported across cognitive, social, motivational, cultural, and contextual dimensions.
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Learning engineering uses findings from the learning sciences to inform design hypotheses and evaluation.
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Sources and evidence
- LeBOK — 1.3.4 Learning Sciences (direct)
- IEEE ICICLE — Learning Engineering Process (supporting)
- Learning Engineering Design Decision Tracking — Introduction and Discussion; learning sciences research as an influence on design decisions; PDF pp. 2, 12 (supporting)