Schools for thought:a science of learning in the classroom

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bruer John T 1949-
Corporate Authors: NetLibrary, Inc
Published: MIT Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Mass.
Publication Dates: c1993.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Online Access: http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=1670
Carrier Form: x, 324 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780585020419 (electronic bk.)
0585020418 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: B842
CLC: B842.1
G442
Contents: "A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-316) and index.
Applying what we know in our schools : a new theory of learning -- The science of mind : analyzing tasks, behavior, and representations -- Intelligent novices : knowing how to learn -- Mathematics : making it meaningful -- Science : inside the black box -- Reading : seeing the big picture -- Writing : transforming knowledge -- Testing, trying, and teaching -- Changing our representations : thinking of education in new ways.