Description

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.

Editor: McKeough, Anne, Editor: Lupart, Judy Lee

Topic: Education / Teaching
Media: Book
ISBN: 1138985813
Language: English
Pages: 208