Intentional conceptual change / edited by Gale M. Sinatra, Paul R. Pintrich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pintrich, Paul R.

Sinatra, Gale M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Concepts.

Change (Psychology).

Learning, Psychology of.

Intention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (489 p.)

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume brings together a distinguished, international list of scholars to explore the role of the learner's intention in knowledge change. Traditional views of knowledge reconstruction placed the impetus for thought change outside the learner's control. The teacher, instructional methods, materials, and activities were identified as the seat of change. Recent perspectives on learning, however, suggest that the learner can play an active, indeed, intentional role in the process of knowledge restructuring. This volume explores this new, innovative view of conceptual change learning u

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 The Role of Intentions in Conceptual Change Learning; I COGNITION, METACOGNITION, AND INTENTIONAL CONCEPTUAL CHANGE; 2 Influences on Intentional Conceptual Change; 3 Self-Explanation: Enriching a Situation Model or Repairing a Domain Model?; 4 Acupuncture, Incommensurability, and Conceptual Change; 5 Metacognitive Aspects of Students' Reflective Discourse: Implications for Intentional Conceptual Change Teaching and Learning; 6 The Role of Domain-Specific Knowledge in Intentional Conceptual Change

II EPISTEMOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL/MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS IN INTENTIONAL CONCEPTUAL CHANGE7 Interest, Epistemological Belief, and Intentional Conceptual Change; 8 Personal Epistemologies and Intentional Conceptual Change*; 9 J's Epistemological Stance and Strategies; 10 Conceptual Change in Response to Persuasive Messages; 11 Learning About Biological Evolution: A Special Case of Intentional Conceptual Change; 12 Achievement Goals and Intentional Conceptual Change; III PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS FOR MODELS OF INTENTIONAL CONCEPTUAL CHANGE

13 Exploring the Relationships Between Conceptual Change and Intentional Learning14 When Is Conceptual Change Intended? A Cognitive-Sociocultural View; 15 Future Directions for Theory and Research on Intentional Conceptual Change; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-135-64891-3

1-135-64892-1

1-283-70809-4

1-282-32175-7

9786612321757

1-4106-0671-6

9781410606716

OCLC:

437220710