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Applying Cognitive Science to Education: Thinking and Learning in Scientific and Other Complex Domainsreviewed by Eric Bredo - February 05, 2009 Title: Applying Cognitive Science to Education: Thinking and Learning in Scientific and Other Complex Domains Author(s): Frederick Reif Publisher: MIT Press, Cambridge ISBN: 0262182637, Pages: 471, Year: 2008 Search for book at Amazon.com In the late 1950s and early 1960s science and theoretical learning were given unusually high national priority. Military and political competition with the Soviet Union made science a political priority. Growth of large companies based on scientific research, such as IBM, AT&T, GE and Dupont, added economic interests to this emphasis. The coming wave of baby-boomers provided yet another reason to rethink education. To top it off, development of computers also led to the beginning of the cognitive revolution in psychology and other fields.
To focus attention on the education needed for this enhanced emphasis on science, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored the Woods Hole Conference in 1959, which brought together leading scientists and educators, including those developing the new math, physics and biology. What was new was the fact that these curricula were written by top-notch scientists rather than textbook publishers, the aim being to bring students into... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Eric Bredo
University of Virginia E-mail Author ERIC BREDO teaches philosophy and sociology of education at the University of Virginia. His work focuses on conceptual issues in psychological, sociological and educational theory. Recent work includes a forthcoming piece on the consequences of basing educational policy-making on differing conceptions of rationality, an article on the meaning of pragmatism and a third on John Dewey’s psychology. He has recently returned from lecturing on the philosophy of educational research at Fudan University in Shanghai.
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