Although collaboration is often considered a beneficial learning strategy, research
examining the claim suggests a much more complex picture. Critically, the question is not …

Cognitive psychology has traditionally been a psychology of the individual, seeking to
delineate the processes by which individual minds perceive, manip ulate, and interpret …

John Dewey was a pragmatist, progressivist, educator, philosopher, and social reformer
(Gutek, 2014). Dewey's various roles greatly impacted education and he was perhaps one of …

This book draws on extensive research to provide a ground-breaking new account of the
relationship between dialogue and children's learning development. It closely relates the …

This book is an effort to introduce early childhood educators to Vygotsky's perspective,
research on young children that has been stimulated by this perspective, and current …

In this article, interactive processes among group partners and the relationship of these
processes to problem-solving outcomes are investigated in 2 contrasting groups. The case …

In this article we examine the theories of Vygotsky, Piaget, and Bandura as they deal with
the relation between the social world and cognitive development. The prevailing belief is …

This commentary brings together a collection of articles that addresses several of the
important issues in research on personal epistemology. We also propose a more integrated …

Decades of research indicate that peer interaction, where individuals discuss or work on a
task collaboratively, may be beneficial for children's and adolescents' learning. Yet, we do …

This study investigates to what extent collaborative knowledge construction can be fostered
by providing students with visualization tools as structural support. Students (32) of …