Applying cognitive science to education : thinking and learning in scientific and other complex domains

Applying cognitive science to education : thinking and learning in scientific and other complex domains /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Reif, Frederick, 1927-2019
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2008]
Subjects:	Cognitive learning. Learning, Psychology of. Cognitive science. Education.
Online Access:	View Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

Performance, learning, and teaching
Intellectual performance
Important kinds of knowledge
Specifying and interpreting concepts
Interpreting scientific concepts
Managing memory
Methods and inferences
Describing knowledge
Organizing knowledge
Making decisions
Introduction to problem solving
Systematic problem solving
Dealing with complex problems
Efficiency and compiled knowledge
Quality assurance
Unfamiliar knowledge domains
Naive scientific knowledge
Developing instruction
Designing the learning process: Analysis
Designing the learning process: Construction
Fostering learning by teaching
Instructional delivery methods
Innovative instructional methods
Some educational challenges.