Education 87 - Thinking,Learning and Knowing in Education

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Dartmouth College

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Not offered in the period from 08F through 09S How do different cognitive abilities such as reading, writing, mathematics and spatial abilities change over development How can we use what we know about the brain to inform the way in which we teach children and develop educational programs This seminar seeks to critically discuss these questions by comparing and contrasting the way in which development is construed across multiple disciplines (education, neuroscience, psychology). We will critically evaluate what convergences and divergences exist across these disciplines that might be exploited to gain new insights into aspects of cognitive development that are critical to educating children in schools (such as thinking, learning, knowledge and skill acquisition). This will enable a discussion of how such an integrative approach may help to structure better educational programs for typically developing children and intervention programs for children with atypical development. Prerequisite: permission of the Department. Dist: SOC.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dartmouth.edu

Phone Number:

(603) 646-1110

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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