title: Twelve tips for incorporating educational theory into teaching practices.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although there is no single overarching theory of learning, there is a group of learning theories that shares some common elements which can provide useful guidance on a range of teaching and learning practices.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article aims to describe Constructivist, Experiential and Humanistic learning theories, to explain how these three theories are fundamentally related and to demonstrate how each of them suggests teaching and learning practices.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Common educational theories can be combined to provide 12 practical tips for teachers and facilitators. This demonstrates how theoretical ideas lead to practical consequences.
authors.affiliation: Medical Education Unit, Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Reg.dennick@nottingham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Reg
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dennick
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom