Cognitive Strategy Research From Basic Research to Educational Applications

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 r...

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Other Authors: McCormick, Christine B. (Editor), Miller, Gloria E. (Editor), Pressley, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of 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