At a time when cognitive and behavioral theories dominated the landscape of learning
theories, Lave and Wenger's situated learning theory (SLT) opened new territory by …

Medical Education 2011: 45: 60–68 Context Pedagogical practices reflect theoretical
perspectives and beliefs that people hold about learning. Perspectives on learning are …

Background: Adult learning theories play a pivotal role in the design and implementation of
education programs, including healthcare professional programs. There is a variation in the …

The learning environment (LE) is an important and frequently discussed topic in the health
professions education literature. However, there is considerable inconsistency in how the LE …

Where do we stand now? In the 30 years that have passed since The Edinburgh Declaration
on Medical Education, we have made tremendous progress in research on fostering 'self …

Objectives To investigate the definitions and applications of 'spaced learning'and to propose
future directions for advancing its study and practice in health professions education …

Sociocultural learning theories play an important part in medical education. When Etienne
WengerTrayner described 'communities of practice'oriented around three common features …

The understanding of teaching and learning in medical education has increased to improve
medical education at all levels. Selected approaches to understanding learning provide a …

abstract Situated learning theory offers a radical critique of cognitivist theories of learning,
emphasizing the relational aspects of learning within communities of practice in contrast to …

This chapter describes 10 selected theoretical approaches to education, exploring their
implications for the practice of medical education. The theoretical approaches are social …