Awards

• Winner of 1994 Grawemeyer Award in Improving World Order. 1994
• Winner of 1994 Grawemeyer Award in Improving World Order.</PrizeName> 1994
• Winner of <PrizeName>1994 Grawemeyer Award in Improving World Order.</PrizeName> 1994

Overview

This text provides a straightforward, general introduction to cognitive research and illustrates its importance for educational change. Using classroom examples, John Bruer shows how applying cognitive research can dramatically improve students' transitions from lower-level rate skills to advanced proficiency in reading, writing, mathematics, and science.

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Author:   John T. Bruer (President, James S. McDonnell Foundation)
Publisher:   MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:   MIT Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780262521963

ISBN 10:   0262521962
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   22 August 1994
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Adult education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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John Bruer's Schools for Thought is an excellent book. I found it unfailingly clear and readable. I know of no books that survey a coherent set of educational interventions from the perspective of cognitive studies. Howard Gardner , Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

"""John Bruer's Schools for Thought is an excellent book. I found it unfailingly clear and readable. I know of no books that survey a coherent set of educational interventions from the perspective of cognitive studies."" Howard Gardner , Graduate School of Education, Harvard University"

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John T. Bruer is President of the James S. McDonnell Foundation.

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