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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455334703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-135-64892-1

1-283-70809-4

1-282-32175-7

9786612321757

1-4106-0671-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (489 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PintrichPaul R

SinatraGale M

Disciplina

153.4

Soggetti

Concepts

Change (Psychology)

Learning, Psychology of

Intention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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