The interdisciplinary field of the learning sciences encompasses educational psychology, cognitive science, computer science, and anthropology, among other disciplines. The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences is the definitive introduction to this innovative approach to teaching, learning, and educational technology. This dramatically revised second edition incorporates the latest research in the field, includes twenty new chapters on emerging areas of interest, and features contributors who reflect the increasingly ...
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The interdisciplinary field of the learning sciences encompasses educational psychology, cognitive science, computer science, and anthropology, among other disciplines. The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences is the definitive introduction to this innovative approach to teaching, learning, and educational technology. This dramatically revised second edition incorporates the latest research in the field, includes twenty new chapters on emerging areas of interest, and features contributors who reflect the increasingly international nature of the learning sciences. The authors address the best ways to design educational software, prepare effective teachers, organize classrooms, and use the internet to enhance student learning. They illustrate the importance of creating productive learning environments both inside and outside school, including after-school clubs, libraries, museums, and online learning environments. Accessible and engaging, the Handbook has proven to be an essential resource for graduate students, researchers, teachers, administrators, consultants, educational technology designers, and policy makers on a global scale.
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Near fine. Glossy paper covered boards, large octavo [7" X 10"], not illustrated. Book has hint of edgewear to corners, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked, feels unread.
This textbook is useful for administrators, educators, and scholars interested in implementing a constructivist & constructionist approach to learning, thus, unifying progressive education reforms that incorporate technology & teacher participation into the curriculum and lesson. In combing these as well as implementing a socially active learning environment in the classroom, it is highly possible that students can receive a higher level of cognitive integration via this format. It is another way to keep students in the classroom...