Abstract
Learning science is an interdisciplinary approach to learning and education, and it encompasses a wide variety of disciplines such as cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, educational psychology, neuroscience, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology, and educational technology. Thus, the goal of learning science is an understanding of cognitive and social processes that yield the most effective type of learning and to use this knowledge in redesigning classroom and other learning environments so that people may learn more deeply and effectively. The purpose of this article is, therefore, to offer an overview of recent development of learning science and to examine the implications of learning science for educational reform in Japan.
