Re: cognitive apprenticeship
vera p john-steiner (vygotsky who-is-at unm.edu)
Fri, 16 Jan 1998 09:16:20 -0700 (MST)
Kevin,
There is quite a bit of evidence that apprenticeship and tutorial
learning provides important gains over the usual methods of teaching/
learning. Composers, for instance, frequently apprenticeship as novices to
more experienced individuals and even assist in the orchestration
of the latter's work. Childrens' Museums use apprentices as guides
who master a lot of subject knowledge by
preparing to answer questions posed by
visitors. There are many other examples,
Howard Gardner is a strong proponent of
apprenticeship programs. I also have been
an advocate for a long time,
Vera ---------------------------------
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University of New Mexico
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