Learning Science Research and High School Psychology

In this presentation from the 2012 APA/Clark University Workshop for High School Teachers, Nancy Budwig, PhD, associate provost, dean of research and professor of psychology at Clark University, discusses ideas surrounding how young people learn. Specifically, she addresses the shift taking place in learning science, to a more interdisciplinary approach that combines behaviorism, cognition, and constructivism. She highlights a new-found focus on critical thinking and the role played by motivation in learning. In her talk, Budwig utilizes some specific research on how infants learn the complexity of language.

This video was supported by a grant from the American Psychological Foundation, thanks to generous support from Lee Gurel, PhD.