Patrick, Are you familiar with Bransford, J.D., A. L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking , editors (2000). "How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school." Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. As a clinician I think this is an impressive presentation of modern ideas from cog. psych that most faculty can absorb. I was most taken by their focus on 1) preconceptions, 2) Adaptive Expertise as the goal of education, and 3) Metacognitions as a key process to understand and foster.
What do others think of this book and what ideas would you present? Bob Grossman Kalamazoo College [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Patrick Dolan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi folks- I've been asked to give 2 lectures on the topic of knowledge (from the view of a cognitive psychologist) as part of an interdisciplinary humanities course (Course description: I have some ideas but wondered if others of you had any thoughts. ---
