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Volume 16 (4)
Volume 16, Issue 4, Fall 1996
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1996; 16(3):191-202
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Cognitive Learning Theory and Continuing Health Professions Education
Barbara LeGrand Brandt, PhD
A b s t r a c t
A growing body of research and educational literature on cognitive learning theory
focuses on how the mind works and effective new methods to promote learning. These findings
and discussions are currently held in the educational research arena and are often directed
at other researchers and educators who are already familiar with the concepts. The purpose
of this paper is to introduce continuing educators to basic principles gleaned from a wide
range of perspectives about cognition, esoteric theories, research, and emerging implications
for education. In addition, questions are posed to stimulate the exploring of new ways to think
about the assumptions behind continuing educational theory and practice.
Keywords: Cognition; cognitive learning theory; continuing education; professional
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