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Applying Systems Theory Through the Lens of Learning: What Does Learning Research Say?

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Two areas of learning research, research about the learning process and views about the learner, need to be considered to guide educational stakeholders in the task of successfully redesigning schools to promote learning. The most meaningful learning results from an instructional design based on learning research. Research in the application of systems theory in education has profound implications for curriculum, instruction, and assessment in schools.

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    Beau Fly Jones, Randy A. Knuth & Steve Baxendale

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Jones, B.F., Knuth, R.A., Baxendale, S. (1993). Applying Systems Theory Through the Lens of Learning: What Does Learning Research Say?. In: Reigeluth, C.M., Banathy, B.H., Olson, J.R. (eds) Comprehensive Systems Design: A New Educational Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 95. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58035-2_24

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