Title: The maturing of the relationship between the science of learning and cognition and educational practice
Abstract: Advances in our understanding of cognition have brought into reach the aim of fostering students' ability to become architects of their own knowledge and made the study of learning under instructional conditions an integral aspect of psychological as well as educational research. Work on the application of psychological science to education now focusses on the details of teaching activities and programs that aim to foster students' knowledge construction abilities. After a sketch of the American research on cognition that has set a framework for educational practice, attention is given to trends in the design of instructional innovation. The research considered includes analyses of textbook structure and problem exercises, teacher explanations, and structured classroom interactions.
Publication Year: 1991
Publication Date: 1991-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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