‘The Experience of Learning: Implications for teaching and studying in higher education’ presents results of research from studies into the way students learn in higher education. The Experience of Learning was first published in 1984 and interest in its content remains buoyant; it continues to be regularly cited by researchers, teachers and others concerned with the pedagogy of higher education. About the book The Experience of Learning was first published in 1984 and interest in its content remains buoyant; it continues to be regularly cited by researchers, teachers and others concerned with the pedagogy of higher education. However, the book is currently out of print and the editors have made the book's contents widely and freely available on the internet. The present Internet version was produced in 2005. Using the book Any of the chapters may be downloaded free of charge as PDF files. They may also be photocopied or reproduced for non-profit educational purposes, provided that the source is explicitly and openly acknowledged and no amendments are made to the text. Formal copyright remains with the editors and contributors, who continue to assert their moral rights. Citing the book The book's chapters retain their pagination in electronic format, so can continue to be referred to in any future citations. Example citation: Hounsell, D. (2005) 'Contrasting conceptions of essay-writing'. In: Marton, F., Hounsell, D. and Entwistle, N., (eds.) The Experience of Learning: Implications for teaching and studying in higher education. 3rd (Internet) edition. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Assessment. pp. 106-125. Chapter by chapter Preface to the second edition Part I: Background and Basic Concepts Chapter 1: Contrasting Perspectives on Learning (Noel Entwistle) Chapter 2: Learning Conceptions and Outcomes (Lars-Owe Dalgreen) Chapter 3: Approaches to learning (Ference Marton and Roger Saljo) Chapter 4: Skill in Learning and Organising Knowledge (Lennart Svennsson) Chapter 5: Learning Orientations and Study Contracts (Liz Beaty, Graham Gibbs, and Alistair Morgan) Part II: Experiences and Conceptions of Studying Chapter 6: Reading and Everyday Conceptions of Knowledge (Roger Saljo) Chapter 7: Contrasting Conceptions of Essay-Writing (Dai Hounsell) Chapter 8: Styles and Approaches in Problem-Solving (Diana Laurillard) Chapter 9: Revision and the Experience of Understanding (Noel Entwistle and Abigail Entwistle) Part III: Teaching and the Learning Environment Chapter 10: Lectures and the Experience of Relevance (Vivien Hodgson) Chapter 11: Learning Formal Representations through Multimedia (Diana Laurillard) Chapter 12: Enabling and Shaping Understanding through Tutorials (Charles Anderson) Chapter 13: The Context of Learning in Academic Departments Chapter 14: The World of the Learner Chapter 15: Understanding Teaching and Teaching for Understanding References References This article was published on 2024-02-26
