How do learners make sense of what they are learning? In this article, I present a new
framework of sense-making based on research investigating the benefits and boundaries of …

Writing produces generally positive, but inconsistent, effects on learning. The reasons for
this inconsistency are unknown. This review examines four hypotheses about writing-to …

Computing education is in enormous demand. Many students (both children and adult) are
realizing that they will need programming in the future. This book presents the argument that …

First Published in 1987. Part of a series on the psychology of education and instruction, this
volume marks a highpoint in the development on writing from a cognitive perspective. It …

Active, constructive, and interactive are terms that are commonly used in the cognitive and
learning sciences. They describe activities that can be undertaken by learners. However, the …

It happens often in the physical and biological sciences, seldom in the behavioral sciences,
that a line of research pursued for its theoretical interest intersects with a growing societal …

This popular, comprehensive theory-to-practice text helps teachers understand the task of
writing, L2 writers, the different pedagogical models used in current composition teaching …

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of vocabulary in writing across three
genres. Fifth graders (N= 105) wrote three compositions: story, persuasive, and informative …

Schools for Thought provides a straightforward, general introduction to cognitive research
and illustrates its importance for educational change. If we want to improve educational …

Translation has always been important in the history of written language and has played a
decisive role in the historical development of many languages and literatures. Still, it is …