1st Edition
Toward the Practice of theory-based Instruction Current Cognitive theories and their Educational Promise
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 instructional practice. An introductory chapter describes the basic tenets of each tradition and its general educational posture, and a concluding chapter compares the contributors' views and draws implications for key educational issues. These open-ended discussions of the contrasts and overlaps in the various positions should stimulate readers to formulate personal opinions on cognitively-based instruction.
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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