The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences

Preface R. Keith Sawyer; 1. Introduction: the new science of learning R. Keith Sawyer; Part I. Foundations: 2. Foundations of the learning sciences Mitchell J. Nathan and R. Keith Sawyer; 3. Scaffolding Brian J. Reiser and Iris Tabak; 4. Metacognition Philip H. Winne and Roger Azevedo; 5. A history of conceptual change research: threads and fault lines Andrea A. diSessa; 6. Cognitive apprenticeship Allan Collins and Manu Kapur; 7. Learning in activity James G. Greeno and Yrjö Engeström; Part II. Methodologies: 8. Design-based research: a methodological toolkit for engineering change Sasha Barab; 9. Microgenetic methods Clark A. Chinn and Bruce L. Sherin; 10. Analyzing collaboration Noel Enyedy and Reed Stevens; 11. Frontiers of digital video research in the learning sciences: mapping the terrain Ricki Goldman, Carmen Zahn and Sharon J. Derry; 12. A learning sciences perspective on the design and use of assessment in education James W. Pellegrino; 13. Educational data mining and learning analytics Ryan Baker and George Siemens; Part III. Practices that Foster Effective Learning: 14. Project-based learning Joseph S. Krajcik and Namsoo Shin; 15. Problem-based learning Jingyan Lu, Susan Bridges and Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver; 16. Complex systems and the learning sciences Uri Wilensky and Michael J. Jacobson; 17. Tangible and full-body interfaces in learning Michael Eisenberg and Narcis Pares; 18. Embodiment and embodied design Dor Abrahamson and Robb Lindgren; 19. Videogames and learning Constance Steinkuehler and Kurt Squire; Part IV. Learning Together: 20. Knowledge building and knowledge creation: theory, pedagogy, and technology Marlene Scardamalia and Carl Bereiter; 21. The social and interactive dimensions of collaborative learning Naomi Miyake and Paul A. Kirschner; 22. Arguing to learn Jerry Andriessen and Michael Baker; 23. Informal learning in museums Kevin Crowley, Palmyre Pierroux and Karen Knutson; 24. Computer-supported collaborative learning Gerry Stahl,

R. Keith Sawyer is Morgan Distinguished Professor in Educational Innovations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education. He studies creativity, innovation, and learning, with a focus on collaborating groups and teams. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration (2007), Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation (2012) and Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity (2013).