Re: [xmca] Critiques of strategy instruction in comprehension.

[mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>]

Greg. Its out of date, but you might find the following article relevant.
There is more recent stuff
you can find at lchc. Just google the local site from the search box on the
home page.
mikec
PS- The title is bonkers, but the real title comes up when open the file,
which is large. Only officially published in full in russian.

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http://lchc.ucsd.edu/People/NEWTECHN.pdf

On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 7:38 AM, Greg Mcverry <jgregmcverry@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I have been following XMCA for awhile and have enjoyed the conversation as
> a
> lurker. Many of you have assisted me on the LRA/NRC listserv as I tried to
> establish an online Vygotsky study group (that was before I knew about XMCA
> and all of the wonderful resources within).
>
>  I am wondering if anyone might be able to point me in the direction of a
> few studies.
>
> I am looking for critiques of comprehension research that cast strategy
> instruction as  cognitive processes rather than a set of social tool that
> begins externally and then through social interactions becomes abstract and
> internal.
>
> My own thinking, while our lab works from a more cognitive perspective, is
> currently heading in this direction. I have come closer to this precipice
> for a variety of reasons.
>
>   - In our efforts to teach meaning making while students read online I am
>   finding that most of our efforts need to be placed in creating the
> contexts
>   that maximize strategy exchange.
>   - Any observable differences seem to be around procedural tool use (cut
>   and paste, how to add bullets in a wiki). I rarely see students engage in
>   activities that lead to exchanging strategies for making meaning with
>   multiple texts.
>   - In my teaching of future teachers, students often cite Vygotsky and
>   ZoPeD as the cornerstone of their philosophy without paying any credence
> to
>   the larger cultural mediating factors.
>
> I don't disregard strategy instruction. The legacy of Vygotsky, even in a
> limited incarnation, has helped to reshape literacy instruction. Thus I am
> trying to find research that looks at strategy instruction from a variety
> of
> theoretical perspectives.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg
>
> --
> J. Gregory McVerry
> Neag Fellow
> University of Connecticut
> New Literacies Research Lab
> http://newliteracies.uconn.edu
> twitter: jgmac1106
>
>
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> stronger than the skill." -Ali
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