How People Learn Our learning experiences map the learning science community's consensus on the findings on the principles of how people learn; i.e., that learning must be: Learner-centered — paying careful attention to the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs that learners bring to the educational setting. Knowledge-centered — helping learners learn the well-organized bodies of knowledge that support understanding and adaptive expertise. Assessment-centered — providing frequent formal and informal opportunities for feedback focused on understanding (not memorization) to encourage and reward meaningful learning. Community-centered — fostering norms for people learning from one another and continually attempting to improve. ("How People Learn:" Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition (2000 National Academy Press, Dr. John Bransford, principal editor)