How Students Learn
Learn about how students learn in order to select the best teaching methods and techniques by applying teaching theory to the ACRL framework.
Definitions used in the theories:
Threshold concepts - ideas in any discipline that are passageways or portals to enlarged understanding or ways of thinking and practicing within that discipline.
Knowledge practices - demonstrations of ways in which learners can increase their understanding of information literacy concepts.
Dispositions - address the affective, attitudinal, or valuing dimensions of learning.
Metacognition - awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.