The Cambridge handbook of cognition and education /

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Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
©2019
Description:xviii, 729 pages ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:[Cambridge handbooks in psychology]
Cambridge handbooks in psychology.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11792057
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Other authors / contributors:Dunlosky, John, editor.
Rawson, Katherine A., editor.
ISBN:9781108416016
1108416012
9781108401302
1108401309
Notes:Series information from publisher's website.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:This Handbook reviews a wealth of research in cognitive and educational psychology that investigates how to enhance learning and instruction to aid students struggling to learn and to advise teachers on how best to support student learning. The Handbook includes features that inform readers about how to improve instruction and student achievement based on scientific evidence across different domains, including science, mathematics, reading and writing. Each chapter supplies a description of the learning goal, a balanced presentation of the current evidence about the efficacy of various approaches to obtaining that learning goal, and a discussion of important future directions for research in this area. It is the ideal resource for researchers continuing their study of this field or for those only now beginning to explore how to improve student achievement.
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Summary:This Handbook reviews a wealth of research in cognitive and educational psychology that investigates how to enhance learning and instruction to aid students struggling to learn and to advise teachers on how best to support student learning. The Handbook includes features that inform readers about how to improve instruction and student achievement based on scientific evidence across different domains, including science, mathematics, reading and writing. Each chapter supplies a description of the learning goal, a balanced presentation of the current evidence about the efficacy of various approaches to obtaining that learning goal, and a discussion of important future directions for research in this area. It is the ideal resource for researchers continuing their study of this field or for those only now beginning to explore how to improve student achievement.
Item Description:Series information from publisher's website.
Physical Description:xviii, 729 pages ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108416016
1108416012
9781108401302
1108401309