New Science of Learning

Endorsements: "The book brings together leading researchers who study how technology can enhance student learning. They address questions of how technology can support collaborative learning, knowledge building, assessment, metacognition, and professional development. For example, a chapter by Howard Gardner and his colleagues describes how students are changing as they grow up with new technologies, and a chapter by Kurt W. Fischer and his colleagues describes redesigning testing with the use of latest in computer technology and learning science. Altogether it is a fine collection of chapters about the latest advances in educational technology." (Allan Collins, Northwestern University Author, Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology) "Modern learning technologies have emerged in the 21st century as powerful tools to enhance learning and thinking, but much of their potential remains to be realized. Remarkably, as we explore how learners interact with diverse learning environments, including digital media, we are discovering that these tools also are revealing new insights into how our minds operate and how better to realize the promise that learning technologies offer. This book presents some of the latest discoveries and theoretical insights about how we think and learn, especially through explorations employing digital media. This is a first-class book containing chapters by some of the best researchers worldwide." (O. R. Anderson, Columbia University, Teachers College Chair, Mathematics, Science and Technology)

Foreword Robert J. Sternberg About the Contributors PART I Cognition and New Science of Learning 1 New Digital Media and their Potential Cognitive Impact on Youth Learning Margaret Weigel, Celka Straughn, and Howard Gardner 2 Group Cognition as a Foundation for the New Science of Learning Gerry Stahl 3 An Embodied/Grounded Cognition Perspective on Educational Technology John B. Black 4 Features of Computerized Multimedia Environments that Support Vicarious Learning Processes Barry Gholson, Roby Coles, and Scotty D. Craig 5 Human Memory and the New Science of Learning Paul Eggen 6 Metacognitive Control of Learning and Remembering Jason 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 Students Robert Rueda, Hyo Jin Lim, Harold ONeil, Noelle Griffin, Shel Bockman, & Barbara Sirotnik 8 Intuitions, Conceptions and Frameworks: Modelling Student Cognition in Science Learning Keith S. Taber 9 An Analysis of Design Strategies for Creating Educational Experiences in Virtual Environments Theresa 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 Research Peter Reimann and Lina Markauskaite 13 Designing Higher Education Courses using Open Educational Resources Frank 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 Model M. Brooke Robertshaw, Andrew Walker, Mimi Recker, Heather Leary, and Linda Sellers 16 A Dialogic Approach to Technology-enhanced Education for the Global Knowledge Society Rupert Wegerif and Nasser Mansour 17 Conceptual Representation Embodied in Hypermedia: An Approach to Promoting Knowledge Co-construction Lei Liu and Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver 18 Virtual Worlds for Young People in a Program Context: Lessons from Four Case Studies Marina Umaschi Bers, Laura Beals, Clement Chau, Keiko Satoh, & Nauman Khan 19 New Technologies, Learning Systems and Communication: Reducing Complexity in the Educational System Helle 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 Tools Heather Kanuka 21 Windows into Teaching and Learning through Social Annotation Practices Hope J. Hartman 22 Orchestrating Learning in a one-to-one Technology Classroom Jitti Niramitranon, Mike Sharples, & Chris Greenhalgh 23 Designing Online Learning Environments for Professional Development Kedmon Hungwe