Applied cognitive research in K-3 classrooms
By: edited by S. Kenneth Thurman and Catherine A. Fiorello.
Contributors: Thurman, S. Kenneth.; Fiorello, Catherine A.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780805858211; 9780805858228; 9780203932681
Subjects: Early childhood education -- Research; Cognition in children
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Cognition in the early elementary classroom / Mary C. McKenna, Erin K. Jurgensen, and S. Kenneth Thurman; title: Working memory and classroom learning / Susan E. Gathercole and Tracy Packiam Alloway; title: Executive function, school readiness and school achievement / Ulrich Muller, Dana Lieberman, Douglas Frye and Philip David Zelazo; title: Theory of mind, understanding teaching and early childhood education / Douglas Frye and Zhenlin Wang; title: Translating cognitive science to the classroom : the role of phonological sensitivity and vocabulary in the development of early literacy skills / James P. Byrnes and Barbara A. Wasik; title: Validating individual differences through examination of converging psychometric and neuropsychological models of cognitive functioning / Catherine A. Fiorello, James B. Hale, Lindsey E. Snyder, Elizabeth Forrest and Annemarie Teodori; title: Data collection methods : potential pitfalls when implementing early reading programs as educational interventions / Gary D. Phye; title: Experimental approaches for overcoming practical challenges of classroom research / Sharon M. Carver; title: Bridging the gap between psychological science and educational policy and practice / Gregory White, Gwen Frishkoff, and Merry Bullock; title: Issues and concerns in conducting applied cognitive research / Kenneth Thurman and Marissa H. Kiepert.