Journal of the Learning Sciences
2005 Volume 14, Number 1
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 3
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Individual Cognitive Structuring and the Sociocultural Context: Strategy Shifts in the Game of Dominoes
Na'ilah Suad Nasir
In this article, I explore the relation between the sociocultural and individual cognitive structuring as elementary school students, high school students, and adults play the strategic game of... More
pp. 5-34
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Shifting Engagements in Figured Worlds: Middle School Mathematics Students' Participation in an Architectural Design Project
A Susan Jurow
Project-based curricula have the potential to engage students' interests. But how do students become interested in the goals of a project? This article documents how a group of 8th-grade students... More
pp. 35-67
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The Transfer of Scientific Principles Using Concrete and Idealized Simulations
Robert L. Goldstone & Ji Y. Son
Participants in 2 experiments interacted with computer simulations designed to foster understanding of scientific principles governing complex adaptive systems. The quality of participants'... More
pp. 69-110