The Science of Learning: Understanding the Learning Process and its Implementation into the Classroom

Authors

Robert Hawkins, University of LouisvilleFollow

Abstract

College and higher education is often seen as the next step for many students pursuing a particular career or field. These institutions strive to facilitate learning and maintain a rewarding academic environment. However, students often face various challenges when first attending college which is reflected by high levels of dropout and withdrawal from general education courses, especially for first-time students. In fact, according to the education data initiation, “at 4-year institutions, 18.4% of first-time, full-time college freshmen dropped out between 2019 and 2020” (Hansen & Checked, 2022). One of these challenges is understanding the process of learning on a fundamental level. If more students had knowledge of how this process worked, it would lead to better habits of how they should learn the material and content, allowing students to have more success in their courses even among different subjects.

Recommended Citation

Hawkins, Robert (2023) "The Science of Learning: Understanding the Learning Process and its Implementation into the Classroom," The Cardinal Edge: Vol. 1: Iss. 3, Article 2.
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/tce/vol1/iss3/2