creators_name: Schank, Roger C
type: techreport
datestamp: 1998-04-23
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:54:08
metadata_visibility: show
title: What We Learn When We Learn by Doing
ispublished: pub
subjects: cog-psy
full_text_status: public
abstract: Learning by doing is often talked about but rarely put into practice. It's easier for schools and businesses to fall back on the "drill them and test them" approch to education. This report discusses why learing by doing is the best educational approach because it capitalizes on people's natural learning mechanisms. Learning by doing builds a case base of functional skills and knowledge that are relevant to the learner.
date: 1995
date_type: published
institution: Northwestern University
department: Institute for Learning Sciences
refereed: FALSE
citation:   Schank, Roger C  (1995) What We Learn When We Learn by Doing.  [Departmental Technical Report]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/637/1/LearnbyDoing_Schank.html