The Cambridge Handbook of Cognition and Education

by John Dunlosky

Author	: John Dunlosky
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 1130
Release	: 2019-02-07
Genre	: Psychology
ISBN	: 1108245102

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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.

The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Development

by Olivier Houdé

Author	: Olivier Houdé
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 727
Release	: 2022-03-03
Genre	: Psychology
ISBN	: 1108540244

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How does cognition develop in infants, children and adolescents? This handbook presents a cutting-edge overview of the field of cognitive development, spanning basic methodology, key domain-based findings and applications. Part One covers the neurobiological constraints and laws of brain development, while Part Two covers the fundamentals of cognitive development from birth to adulthood: object, number, categorization, reasoning, decision-making and socioemotional cognition. The final Part Three covers educational and school-learning domains, including numeracy, literacy, scientific reasoning skills, working memory and executive skills, metacognition, curiosity-driven active learning and more. Featuring chapters written by the world's leading scholars in experimental and developmental psychology, as well as in basic neurobiology, cognitive neuroscience, computational modelling and developmental robotics, this collection is the most comprehensive reference work to date on cognitive development of the twenty-first century. It will be a vital resource for scholars and graduate students in developmental psychology, neuroeducation and the cognitive sciences.

The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Aging

by Ayanna K. Thomas

Author	: Ayanna K. Thomas
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 1019
Release	: 2020-05-28
Genre	: Psychology
ISBN	: 1108690742

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Decades of research have demonstrated that normal aging is accompanied by cognitive change. Much of this change has been conceptualized as a decline in function. However, age-related changes are not universal, and decrements in older adult performance may be moderated by experience, genetics, and environmental factors. Cognitive aging research to date has also largely emphasized biological changes in the brain, with less evaluation of the range of external contributors to behavioral manifestations of age-related decrements in performance. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge cognitive aging research through the lens of a life course perspective that takes into account both behavioral and neural changes. Focusing on the fundamental principles that characterize a life course approach - genetics, early life experiences, motivation, emotion, social contexts, and lifestyle interventions - this handbook is an essential resource for researchers in cognition, aging, and gerontology.

The Cambridge Handbook of Situated Cognition

by Philip Robbins

Author	: Philip Robbins
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 521
Release	: 2009
Genre	: Philosophy
ISBN	: 0521848326

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This book is a guide to a movement in cognitive science showing how environmental and bodily structure shapes cognition.

The Cambridge Handbook of Cognitive Science

by Keith Frankish

Author	: Keith Frankish
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 349
Release	: 2012-07-19
Genre	: Philosophy
ISBN	: 0521691907

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An authoritative, up-to-date survey of the state of the art in cognitive science, written for non-specialists.

The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning

by K. Ann Renninger

Author	: K. Ann Renninger
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 1172
Release	: 2019-02-14
Genre	: Psychology
ISBN	: 1316832473

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Written by leading researchers in educational and social psychology, learning science, and neuroscience, this edited volume is suitable for a wide-academic readership. It gives definitions of key terms related to motivation and learning alongside developed explanations of significant findings in the field. It also presents cohesive descriptions concerning how motivation relates to learning, and produces a novel and insightful combination of issues and findings from studies of motivation and/or learning across the authors' collective range of scientific fields. The authors provide a variety of perspectives on motivational constructs and their measurement, which can be used by multiple and distinct scientific communities, both basic and applied.

The Cambridge Handbook of Animal Cognition

by Allison B. Kaufman

Author	: Allison B. Kaufman
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 1032
Release	: 2021-07-22
Genre	: Psychology
ISBN	: 110856125X

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This handbook lays out the science behind how animals think, remember, create, calculate, and remember. It provides concise overviews on major areas of study such as animal communication and language, memory and recall, social cognition, social learning and teaching, numerical and quantitative abilities, as well as innovation and problem solving. The chapters also explore more nuanced topics in greater detail, showing how the research was conducted and how it can be used for further study. The authors range from academics working in renowned university departments to those from research institutions and practitioners in zoos. The volume encompasses a wide variety of species, ensuring the breadth of the field is explored.

The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences

by R. Keith Sawyer

Author	: R. Keith Sawyer
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2014-11-17
Genre	: Psychology
ISBN	: 9781107033252

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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, first published in 2006, is the definitive introduction to this innovative approach to teaching, learning, and educational technology. In this dramatically revised second edition, leading scholars incorporate the latest research to provide practical advice on a wide range of issues. The authors address the best ways to write textbooks, 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, and museums. Accessible and engaging, the Handbook has proven to be an essential resource for graduate students, researchers, teachers, administrators, consultants, software designers, and policy makers on a global scale.

The Cambridge Handbook of Intelligence and Cognitive Neuroscience

by Aron K. Barbey

Author	: Aron K. Barbey
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 624
Release	: 2021-07-01
Genre	: Psychology
ISBN	: 1108573746

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This handbook introduces the reader to the thought-provoking research on the neural foundations of human intelligence. Written for undergraduate or graduate students, practitioners, and researchers in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and related fields, the chapters summarize research emerging from the rapidly developing neuroscience literature on human intelligence. The volume focusses on theoretical innovation and recent advances in the measurement, modelling, and characterization of the neurobiology of intelligence differences, especially from brain imaging studies. It summarizes fundamental issues in the characterization and measurement of general intelligence, and surveys multidisciplinary research consortia and large-scale data repositories for the study of general intelligence. A systematic review of neuroimaging methods for studying intelligence is provided, including structural and diffusion-weighted MRI techniques, functional MRI methods, and spectroscopic imaging of metabolic markers of intelligence.