[xmca] *Developmental Cognitive Science Goes to School*

[Tony Whitson <twhitson@UDel.Edu>]

Forwarded below is a blurb that was sent by one colleague to our School of 
Ed faculty with an extremely enthusiastic celebratory message.

Tony Whitson
UD School of Education
NEWARK  DE  19716

twhitson@udel.edu
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"those who fail to reread
 are obliged to read the same story everywhere"
                  -- Roland Barthes, S/Z (1970)

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Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 10:16:32 -0400
Subject: [Ed-faculty] NEW BOOK coming out!

*Developmental Cognitive Science Goes to School*

This book addresses core issues related to school learning and the use of
developmental/
cognitive science models to improve school-based instruction. !e
contributors
comprise a veritable â??whoâ??s whoâ?? of leading researchers and scientists who
are
broadly trained in developmental psychology, cognitive science, economics,
sociology,
statistics, and physical science, and who are using basic learning theories
from
their respective disciplines to create better learning environments in
school settings.

Developmental Cognitive Science Goes to School:

ô??´ô??? Presents evidence-based studies that describe models of complex
learning within
speci"c subject-area disciplines.
ô??´ô??? Focuses on domain knowledge and how this knowledge is structured in
different
domains across the curriculum.
ô??´ô??? Gives critical attention to the topic of the ability to overcome errors
and
misconceptions.
ô??´ô??? Compares instructional models across disciplinary boundaries.
ô??´ô??? Discusses tools that can be used to rapidly code complex real world
information
within a discipline and within a speci"c instructional framework.
ô??´ô??? Addresses models that should be used to begin instruction for
populations of
children who normally fail at schooling.

This is a must-read volume for all researchers, students, and professionals
interested
in evidence-based education practices and issues related to domain-specific
teaching
and learning.

Nancy L. Stein is Professor, Department of Psychology and National Opinion
Research Center, University of Chicago.
Stephen W. Raudenbush is Chair, Committee on Education, and Lewis-Sebring
Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.

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