Heather Davis

Theories of Learning and Teaching in TIP

Research on learning theories is central to most of the articles that have appeared in Theory Into Practice (TIP) over the past 50 years. Scholarship on this topic in many ways undergirds all articles that provide discussions of ways of moving theory into practice within the broad field of education. Indeed, one could easily argue that all research focusing on improving the education of learners at some level encompasses assumptions based on learning theory. Learning theory has been covered in TIP throughout the journals history. As we review in this article, coverage within TIP has varied, and has included a wide array of perspectives on human learning within diverse educational contexts. Although learning theories often are taught and discussed along a historical continuum (e.g., behavioral theories lead to more cognitive theories), coverage in TIP has been broad. Indeed, scholarship from diverse theoretical perspectives has been published throughout the journals history.