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Cognitive Psychology and Instruction

Published 23 February 1995
Roger H. Bruning
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Abstract

1. Introduction to Cognitive Psychology. PART ONE: INFORMATION PROCESSING THEORY. 2. Sensory, Short-Term, and Working Memory. 3. Long-Term Memory: Structures and Models. 4. Encoding Processes. 5. Retrieval Processes. PART TWO: BELIEFS AND COGNITION. 6. Beliefs about Self. 7. Beliefs about Intelligence and Knowledge. PART THREE: FOSTERING COGNITIVE GROWTH. 8. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking. 9. Classroom Contexts for Cognitive Growth. 10. Technological Contexts for Cognitive Growth. PART FOUR: COGNITION IN THE CLASSROOM. 11. Learning to Read. 12. Reading to Learn. 13. Writing. 14. Cognitive Approaches to Mathematics. 15. Cognitive Approaches to Science. Glossary. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Social Sciences