Abstract
The aim of this book is to present a comprehensive theory of how human beings learn and retain large bodies of subject matter in classroom and similar learning environments. Its scope is limited to the "reception" learning and retention of meaningful material. "Reception" learning refers to the situation where the content of the learning task (what is learned) is presented to rather than independently discovered by the learner." The book is primarily intended as a textbook for advanced courses in educational psychology and the psychology of school learning, and as a reference work for specialists and research workers in educational psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved