New Science of Learning: Cognition, Computers and Collaboration in Education

ForewordRobert J. Sternberg About the Contributors PART I Cognition and New Science of Learning 1 New Digital Media and their Potential Cognitive Impact on Youth LearningMargaret Weigel, Celka Straughn, and Howard Gardner 2 Group Cognition as a Foundation for the New Science of LearningGerry Stahl 3 An Embodied/Grounded Cognition Perspective on Educational TechnologyJohn B. Black 4 Features of Computerized Multimedia Environments that Support Vicarious Learning ProcessesBarry Gholson, Roby Coles, and Scotty D. Craig 5 Human Memory and the New Science of LearningPaul Eggen 6 Metacognitive Control of Learning and RememberingJason R. Finley, Jonathan G. Tullis, and Aaron S. Benjamin 7 Ethnic Differences on Students' Approaches to Learning: Self-regulatory Cognitive and Motivational Predictors of Academic Achievement for Latino/a and White College StudentsRobert Rueda, Hyo Jin Lim, Harold O'Neil, Noelle Griffin, Shel Bockman, &Barbara Sirotnik 8 Intuitions, Conceptions and Frameworks: Modelling Student Cognition in Science LearningKeith S. Taber 9 An Analysis of Design Strategies for Creating Educational Experiences in Virtual EnvironmentsTheresa Horstman and Stephen Kerr PART II Computers and New Science of Learning 10 Redesigning Testing: Operationalizing the New Science of Learning Zachary Stein, Theo Dawson, and Kurt W. Fischer 11 Self-Regulated Learning with MetaTutor: Advancing the Science of Learning with MetaCognitive Tools Roger Azevedo, Amy Witherspoon, Amber Chauncey, and Candice Burkett 12 New Learning -Old methods? How e-research might Change Technology-enhanced Learning ResearchPeter Reimann and Lina Markauskaite 13 Designing Higher Education Courses using Open Educational ResourcesFrank Rennie and Robin Mason 14 The Evolution of an Automated Reading Strategy Tutor: From the Classroom to a Game-Enhanced Automated System.G. Tanner Jackson, Kyle B. Dempsey, and Danielle S. McNamara 15 Experiences in the Field: The Evolution of a Technology-Oriented Teacher Professional Development ModelM. Brooke Robertshaw, Andrew Walker, Mimi Recker, Heather Leary, and Linda Sellers 16 A Dialogic Approach to Technology-enhanced Education for the Global Knowledge SocietyRupert Wegerif and Nasser Mansour 17 Conceptual Representation Embodied in Hypermedia: An Approach to Promoting Knowledge Co-constructionLei Liu and Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver 18 Virtual Worlds for Young People in a Program Context: Lessons from Four Case StudiesMarina Umaschi Bers, Laura Beals, Clement Chau, Keiko Satoh, & Nauman Khan 19 New Technologies, Learning Systems and Communication: Reducing Complexity in the Educational SystemHelle Mathiasen and Lynne Schrum PART III Collaboration and New Science of Learning 20 Fostering Higher Levels of Learning Using Diverse Instructional Strategies with Internet Communication ToolsHeather Kanuka 21 Windows into Teaching and Learning through Social Annotation PracticesHope J. Hartman 22 Orchestrating Learning in a one-to-one Technology ClassroomJitti Niramitranon, Mike Sharples, & Chris Greenhalgh 23 Designing Online Learning Environments for Professional DevelopmentKedmon Hungwe