Cognitive Strategy Research: From Basic Research to Educational Applications

✍ Scribed by Christine B. McCormick, Gloria E. Miller, Michael Pressley (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 347
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
Why Be Optimistic About Cognitive Strategy Instruction?....Pages 3-32
The Triple Alliance for Learning: Cognition, Metacognition, and Motivation....Pages 33-63
Children’s Utilization of Study Time: Differential and Sufficient Aspects....Pages 64-82
Informal Instruction and Development of Cognitive Skills: A Review and Critique of Research....Pages 83-103
Domain-Specific Knowledge, Metacognition, and the Promise of Instructional Reform....Pages 104-132
Why Strategy Instruction Is So Difficult and What We Need to Do About It....Pages 133-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-157
The Selective Attention Strategy and Prose Learning....Pages 159-190
Children’s Communication Skills: Implications for the Development of Writing Strategies....Pages 191-214
Cognitive Monitoring in Mathematics....Pages 215-238
Schema-Based Strategies and Implications for Instructional Design in Strategy Training....Pages 239-268
Strategy and Expertise in Solving Word Problems....Pages 269-302
Computer-Assisted Strategic Instruction....Pages 303-320
Back Matter....Pages 321-340