Books in the Current Perspectives on Cognition, Learning & Instruction series

Many innovations are developed in the field of educational technology that hold fascinating promises but enjoy almost no empirical support. There are educational researchers who have done both - developed innovations and tested their potential empirically. This book discusses the most promising innovations from leading educational technologists.

Many innovations are developed in the field of educational technology that hold fascinating promises but enjoy almost no empirical support. There are educational researchers who have done both - developed innovations and tested their potential empirically. This book discusses the most promising innovations from leading educational technologists.

After tracing the cognitive revolution back to the 1950s and assessing its fit with Kuhn's 1962 analysis of scientific revolutions, Royer (U. of Massachusetts, Amherst) introduces ten essays exploring its impact on the field of educational psychology. Contributors discuss the historical shift from behavioral to cognitive perspectives and its sign

Foreword, Robert Dufresne, Jose Mestre and James M. Royer. Re-Framing the Evaluation of Education: Assessing Whether Learning Transfers Beyond the Classroom, Susan M. Barnett and Stephen J. Ceci. How Far Can Transfer Go? Making Transfer Happen Across Physical, Temporal, and Conceptual Space, Diane Halpern and Milt Hakel.

This book is divided into seven chapters including: a broad overview of mathematical cognition; development of mathematical cognition; working memory, automaticity and mathematical problem solving; mathematical problem solving; and methematical learning disabilities.

Thirty-eight American academics, researchers, and consultants from the fields of psychology and physics education contribute 12 chapters exploring transfer--how information learned at one point in time influences performance on information encountered at a later point in time. Topics discussed include efficiency and innovation in transfer; fuzzy-tr

This book is divided into seven chapters including: a broad overview of mathematical cognition; development of mathematical cognition; working memory, automaticity and mathematical problem solving; mathematical problem solving; and methematical learning disabilities.