1st Edition
Toward the Practice of theory-based Instruction Current Cognitive theories and their Educational Promise
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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This unique contribution to the field of education offers a comparative look at the application of cognitive theory to instruction. Six leading researchers, representing the three theoretical positions which guide the study of cognition -- socio- cultural, information processing, and neo-Piagetian approaches -- discuss their theories and present empirical evidence in support of cognitively-based... Read more
Contents: A. McKeough, Three Perspectives on Learning and Instruction. D.R. Olson, Children's Understanding of Text and Interpretation. J.V. Wertsch, The Problem of Meaning in a Sociocultural Approach to Mind. A. Sullivan Palincsar, Scaffolded Instruction of Listening Comprehension With First Graders at Risk for Academic Difficulty. B.Y.L. Wong, Three Conceptual Perspectives on the Connections Between Reading and Writing Processes. R.J. Sternberg, A Triarchic Model For Teaching Intellectual Skills. R. Case, A Developmental Approach to the Design of Remedial Instruction. J.L. Lupart, A Theory, By Any Educational Perspective, Is Still A Theory.
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Edited by Anne McKeough, Judy Lee Lupart
"...an attractive source of supplemental readings for an advanced course in educational psychology or related topics....an excellent editorial effort."
—Contemporary Psychology
