The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences

The definitive introduction to the learning sciences - an interdisciplinary approach to teaching, learning and educational technology.

R. Keith Sawyer (Edited by)

9781108840989, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 April 2022

744 pages
25.9 x 18.2 x 4.4 cm, 1.51 kg

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 significantly revised third edition, leading scholars incorporate the latest research to provide seminal overviews of the field. This research is essential in developing effective innovations that enhance student learning - including how to write textbooks, design educational software, prepare effective teachers, and organize classrooms. The chapters illustrate the importance of creating productive learning environments both inside and outside school, including after school clubs, libraries, and museums. The Handbook has proven to be an essential resource for graduate students, researchers, consultants, software designers, and policy makers on a global scale.

Preface R. Keith Sawyer
1. An introduction to the learning sciences R. Keith Sawyer
Part I. Foundations: 2. Foundations of the learning sciences Mitchell J. Nathan, R. Keith Sawyer
3. Scaffolding Brian J. Reiser, Iris Tabak
4. Project-based learning Joseph S. Krajcik, Namsoo Shin
5. Metacognition and self-regulated learning Philip H. Winne, Roger Azevedo
6. A history of conceptual change research: Threads and fault lines Andrea A. diSessa
7. Learning in activity Yrjö Engeström
8. Cognitive apprenticeship Allan Collins, Manu Kapur
Part II. Methodologies: 9. Design-based research: A methodological toolkit for engineering change Sasha Barab
10. Analyzing collaboration Noel Enyedy, Reed Stevens
11. Microgenetic methods Bruce L. Sherin, Clark A. Chinn
12. A learning sciences perspective on the design and use of assessment in education James W. Pellegrino
13. Learning analytics and educational data mining Ryan S. Baker, George Siemens
Part III. Grounding Technology in the Learning Sciences: 14. Videogames and learning Constance Steinkuehler, Kurt Squire
15. Embodiment and embodied design Dor Abrahamson, Robb Lindgren
16. Tangible and Full-body interfaces in learning Narcis Pares, Michael Eisenberg
17. Augmented reality in the learning sciences Bertrand Schneider, Iulian Radu
18. Mobile learning Roy Pea, Mike Sharples
Part IV. Learning Together: 19. Knowledge building and knowledge creation Marlene Scardamalia, Carl Bereiter
20. Computer-supported collaborative learning Gerry Stahl, Timothy Koschmann, Daniel Suthers
21. Arguing to learn Jerry Andriessen, Michael Baker
22. Informal learning in museums Palmyre Pierroux, Karen Knutson, Kevin Crowley
Part V. Learning Disciplinary Knowledge: 23. Research in mathematics education: What can it teach us about human learning? Anna Sfard, Paul Cobb
24. Science education and the learning sciences: A coevolutionary connection Nancy Butler Songer, Yael Kali
25. Complex systems and the learning sciences: Educational, theoretical, and methodological implications Michael J. Jacobson, Uri Wilensky
26. Learning history Mario Carretero, Everardo Perez-Majarrez
27. Learning to be literate Peter Smagorinsky, Richard E. Mayer
28. Arts education and the learning sciences Erica Halverson, Kimberly Sheridan
29. Learning as a cultural process: Achieving equity through diversity Na'ilah Suad Nasir, Ann S. Rosebery, Beth Warren, Carol D. Lee
30. Designing for meaningful learning: Interest, motivation, and engagement K. Ann Renninger, Sanna Järvelä
31. Advances in teacher learning research in the learning sciences Barry J. Fishman, Carol K. K. Chan, Elizabeth A. Davis
32. Learning sciences and policy: A decade of mutual engagement William R. Penuel, James P. Spillane, Min Sun
33. The learning sciences in the 2020s: Implications for schools and beyond R. Keith Sawyer.

Subject Areas: Educational: History [YQH], Educational psychology [JNC], Philosophy & theory of education [JNA], Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR]