In order to learn : how the sequence of topics influences learning

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS 1. Call to Order: How and Why Sequences Influence Learning 2. Order is the First Step to Mastery 3. Machine Learning: The Necessity of Order (Is Order In Order?) 4. Rules of Order: Process Models of Human Learning 5. Order Out of Chaos: Order in Connectionist Models 6. Putting Things in Order: Collecting and Analyzing Data on Learning SECTION 2. FUNDAMENTAL EXPLANATIONS OF ORDER: EXAMPLE MODELS 7. An Example Order for Cognitive Skill Acquisition 8. An Ordered Chaos: Sequences and Mental Structures 9. Learning in Order: Steps of Acquiring the Concept of the Day/Night Cycle 10. Timing is in Order: Modeling Order Effects in the Learning of Information 11. The Effects of Order: A Model of Transfer and Critiquing SECTION 3. GETTING IN AND OUT OF ORDER: TECHNIQUES AND EXAMPLES FROM EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 12. Getting Out of Order: Avoiding Order Effects Through Instruction 13. Order or No Order: System vs. Learner Control in Sequencing Simulation-Based Discovery Learning 14. Making Your Own Order: Order Effects in System- and User-Controlled Settings for Learning and Problem Solving SECTION 4. CONCLUSIONS 15. All is in Order