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Cognitive Strategy Research [electronic resource] : From Basic Research to Educational Applications / edited by Christine B. McCormick, Gloria E. Miller, Michael Pressley.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 1989Edition: 1st ed. 1989Description: X, 340 p. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781461388388
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 153 23
LOC classification:
  • BF201
Online resources:
Contents:
I: Basic Research -- 1 Why Be Optimistic About Cognitive Strategy Instruction? -- 2 The Triple Alliance for Learning: Cognition, Metacognition, and Motivation -- 3 Children’s Utilization of Study Time: Differential and Sufficient Aspects -- 4 Informal Instruction and Development of Cognitive Skills: A Review and Critique of Research -- 5 Domain-Specific Knowledge, Metacognition, and the Promise of Instructional Reform -- 6 Why Strategy Instruction Is So Difficult and What We Need to Do About It -- II: Educational Applications -- 7 The Selective Attention Strategy and Prose Learning -- 8 Children’s Communication Skills: Implications for the Development of Writing Strategies -- 9 Cognitive Monitoring in Mathematics -- 10 Schema-Based Strategies and Implications for Instructional Design in Strategy Training -- 11 Strategy and Expertise in Solving Word Problems -- 12 Computer-Assisted Strategic Instruction -- Author Index.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: Highly regarded experts review the state of the art in cognitive strategy research with an emphasis on the transition from laboratory to educational contexts. Basic research on models of competent learning are discussed, as well as specific instructional applications in educational domains such as reading, writing, mathematics and science. Fresh perspectives and innovative suggestions for teacher training and educational reform are proffered. Researchers in psychology and education as well as teacher educators and educational practitioners interested in becoming well-versed in current cognitive strategy research will benefit from the interdisciplinary nature and comprehensiveness of Cognitive Strategy Research: From Basic Issues to Educational Applications.
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I: Basic Research -- 1 Why Be Optimistic About Cognitive Strategy Instruction? -- 2 The Triple Alliance for Learning: Cognition, Metacognition, and Motivation -- 3 Children’s Utilization of Study Time: Differential and Sufficient Aspects -- 4 Informal Instruction and Development of Cognitive Skills: A Review and Critique of Research -- 5 Domain-Specific Knowledge, Metacognition, and the Promise of Instructional Reform -- 6 Why Strategy Instruction Is So Difficult and What We Need to Do About It -- II: Educational Applications -- 7 The Selective Attention Strategy and Prose Learning -- 8 Children’s Communication Skills: Implications for the Development of Writing Strategies -- 9 Cognitive Monitoring in Mathematics -- 10 Schema-Based Strategies and Implications for Instructional Design in Strategy Training -- 11 Strategy and Expertise in Solving Word Problems -- 12 Computer-Assisted Strategic Instruction -- Author Index.

Highly regarded experts review the state of the art in cognitive strategy research with an emphasis on the transition from laboratory to educational contexts. Basic research on models of competent learning are discussed, as well as specific instructional applications in educational domains such as reading, writing, mathematics and science. Fresh perspectives and innovative suggestions for teacher training and educational reform are proffered. Researchers in psychology and education as well as teacher educators and educational practitioners interested in becoming well-versed in current cognitive strategy research will benefit from the interdisciplinary nature and comprehensiveness of Cognitive Strategy Research: From Basic Issues to Educational Applications.

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