360 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
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The contributors to this volume address reasoning and problem solving as fundamental to learning and teaching and to modern literacy. The research on expertise and the development of competence makes it clear that structures of knowledge and cognitive process should be tightly linked throughout education to attain high levels of ability. The longstanding pedagogical assumption that the attainment... Read more
Contents: Preface. G. Leinhardt, On Teaching. A.H. Schoenfeld, J.P. Smith III, A. Arcavi, Learning: The Microgenetic Analysis of One Student's Evolving Understanding of a Complex Subject Matter Domain. B.Y. White, Intermediate Causal Models: A Missing Link For Successful Science Education? R.E. Mayer, Illustrations That Instruct. N.L. Stein, C.A. Miller, The Development of Memory and Reasoning Skill in Argumentative Contexts: Evaluating, Explaining, and Generating Evidence.
Biography
Editor Robert Glaser- Chairman of the Symposium of The Learning Rsearch and Development Center, University of Pittsburgh, USA.
"...an appropriate resource for the teacher who is interested in acquiring a deeper grasp of the instructional, learning, and social dynamics of the classroom. It encompasses a broad theoretical base and presents innovative and practical recommendations."
—Mathematics Teacher
