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Putting knowledge to use
Roy D. Pea
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Roy D. Pea. Putting knowledge to use. Raymond S. Nickerson ; Philip P. Zodhiates. Technology in Education: Looking Toward 2020, Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum, pp.169-212, 1988, Technology in Education series. �hal-00190551�
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Tibaghk. 1985; Hawkim & b. 1981.. Limn, l986; & Ftqbag. 1985;
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to their initial contat of acquisition, to more amtea-& g e m d h a t i o a of
M a m x e a d y , C d e a n d I p d a t t h e r h ~ d C r m ~ H u m a n C o g n i b 0979, 1983, 1984) have critically rekud amtributi- of dcvcl- opmend and cognitive pycholosl, u~thmpology, and sociology to the under-
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~ b o r r e r p a i m c c d ~ n a u c c a u r c c t c d . T h y y r p e ~ r ~ c u l m n l p . c - tiara thcor7(l985), ~ ~ w h i c h t h e L i n d r d r o c i r l r m t r ? m c h i l d r r n p o r t i d p o t c i n c o a t r i b u o t t o t b e ~ o l ~ d ~ m d
~ h i C h ~ d e r n b p m m r a n d ~ ~ c r r r r r 6 a u i r a . T b a c ~ ~ ~ mtdcdncdinmmrdphpialbamsdrctirr(p butintamrdthemcm-
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~ t b c d i m c n d a r r d t h c h m u ~ ~ p o M a n i n ~ . In the are of cprrau cognitive thoria d i & ~ thia qPation d inter-
p m c d m b e r t h 8 n o b j a t h l y ~ ~ m e r ' ~ 1 3 t h e b r d r b o r ~ b begged. The pmducdonr in pruiuaion rpcarrr modding human thought
a r t h e p o d a i n ) u r o r b d e c r r p r a m t . t i o r r l w r r o r t r i n ~ s i m ~ u c part d the thorib3 c o a a ~ c t i o n d the p b l r m situatiom. The quation b begged because th problem-robing context ir i n a x p d . not m apaimen-
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tka d motivational facton chat arc ill underrtood. How ~tudcnta 6td about thirupabilitiaofpnforrmnceinkaming&candmstkdyI&cttbeir i n m a t n a a d y i n ~ ~ b u t i n k u n i n g i o c l f . H a r r i r c b e d h p o b - t i o n t o ~ i n p r r r i r r m t m a n g r t u c h f o r ~ - r r ) c r u u L r r o \ r b d g c i n a p b k m omtion influenced by rlf-dkacy. fear d f.ihtrr, anxiety, in- cdaurcc d mirula. or other anotiod block (cg.. Mrirhmbaum. 1977))
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Ellior. 1985). Diener md I)crccL 0978) have d k b p i h d kaeryorimttd- a d "bclpka" rnoagia for p m x i q hilure feedback in problem rohring.
Brunrtein and Ohrich (1985) nuk an a n a l o p u rlhrinrttrn between the d a m - oxkntcdrrrucgytogoantonerreraro. 8 n d t h r ~ t c o r k n a c d ~ o c e y d ~ - i l l g a n e ~ ~
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a8 hilun!a (.Lo re p.pat, 1980).
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category imanca sbould k captured m exampla d for inrtru- (Eli0 hAndawm. 19WFfied&HdprL, 1984).dncea~i@cruleunbutrutty erprrr th arnpkx Y m d y mrmblanca" (RPrch. 1978) among m t t u h
C a t c s o r y m a m b a r f i m ~ t r m r S n ~ a p P m p r k t t .
h r m u r o t h r ~ ~ c u e ~ t h i m p o r c v r e ~ t h s o c k d t u n l r r l c r r r p a d t h ~ p A a ~ . ( I h i l A r m ' s n a t i v c c u l t w a l a -
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used u bridging activities in the r u c u d d rchool-bad KEEP prognm of tat comprehension instruction w i t h Polynai?n Hawaiians (Jor- dan, 1985).i n a m ~ . d , & B o m ' s ( l 9 8 5 ) C o ~ p r o g r u n m ~ t b . i ~ b g r L r i U r o E 6 c n mdtipleeumplaButthyut111d-liScd~tiolrrruchuplurnine501.
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~ d d ~ r t i l k b o r c b o d m p i a a z h u m a ~ a ~ arts. G l u a ' s 0984:also m EfcdaiLcn. 1984) rreanmmd.tions thu higher-
order thiaking rtilk be taught
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~ t u a t i a a r . ~ p w i d t t b t a u n p l a d ~ i n m p a i o n . c o n u a u c u e r d pmr6acaaridatd~ppmprkterhorrldrbo.idin.hlrLnr'scragorlformn- tionandLmorrbdgcRprrwnt.tion.IthpaerrdyillllgdClrtood\IfYtbQa- p l i c i d y s t a c i n g p a i o d p l a o r ~ o r d c f i n i ~ i n l d d i t i a n t o o r a e h ~ o r
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p r ; o r h r o r r k d e c ( - ~ ~ i n p m ) .
F e u a s o i n . R a l l d . ~ . d M i l k r ( l 9 8 0 ) t r p i n f o r P n n r S r r o f c o n c c p g or skills in their prrcollcgc thinbg-skilb p ~ o ~ r u n with %ridging." Bridging
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Bruuford. Sacin, Arbitmur-Smith, and Vye 0985) dircPr bow kucnrdn'a p r o g r u n . ~ d ~ c h i l d r e n w i t h k u n i r y d i f f i c u l t i a . h r r t u d a r o
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Cunpioae 0981) daar'k thir approach u aplicit instruction in the mmge of
LMIlkdge applicability. The uumption ir that thia i n r P u c t i d mategy will e n a n l n g c . c c a o f a r z r r d t r r b k L ; M n r l e d g c d ~ i n t b e f a t u r r .
Bridginsbodyawdparcofthetramfcrproblan. b m m e ~ k h p a more difficult u an educational b.rricr to promoting tnns€er hi the problem of radial arnrlrtion between two di8bmnt aturith-paaprioll
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1980). or in mma of m u l h c d h materials such as interactive *ideodbc bra^- ford, Shnrood. & Huelbrbg. 1985).
B u t c o n f l i c o a h t ~ ~ a p p r o u h m d i d u e n t i 8 l p r o p a r b d w h y r c h o o l i n g h u p a r m f u l a w e q u a r o a f o r c o g n i t i r e a ~ u m t u u r r d b y a p a i m a d a l t r B n m r ( l 9 6 6 ) ~ t h a t i t b t h e ~ r a P o l n l d ~ y l i 6 t ~ ~ 1 f r o m t b e ~ l a l n i n g r i t u a ~ d r b o d t h a t r m l r r r p o r i b l t d t e p e r ~ f o ~ h ~ r r k r u b t r t h u r ~ a ~ b g d d p r r c d c l l ~ . La~~986)nrggarrtbutbtrccprrd~irtburcbodmrptpopidtpep
a r a t i o n b o r l i f k i n n n r t r ? a - f r c c t u m a ; u i t d . u l . t b e n ~
. .
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o f a ~ ~ b o I i c ~ t . d a n r t . L n ~ ~ ~ ~ d ~
mrrninp thraagh acboobg pirnmubly depmdr cnr thir dcacbmmt fnm tbc k d o o r r .
P t r t i t o ( l 9 8 5 ) n y l s a c l ~ t h i r c o n f l i c t b y ~ t h u ~ o & n I # m i n g a f & a n d p a i P d p l a 6 o r p o b n t i o l ~ i f a p p m p r i r t e ~
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~ l w c w i l l P e e d t o ~ t b c o b a m c t a r t m a u d ~ ~ r s t h ~ p p o r r 5 D a t r p n r Q a d k a T n i n g , m d ~ ~ e m b ~ d c m a c p karning m pbkm-solving activities taken from m y lifc Othari+.
cognitive scnvgia inrtruction, Imnc taught accutirt, rlf-m.ruarnrnt aratgia and none a c h i d t r a d e r d rlilb taught. Sirwx that time, many inwsigatiollr have dkctly caught df-mmagummt cogniti.t rLillr and bund dramatic and maintainable trader of kPrPiPg C&CD (rcvkm by Behnont, Butterfield. & Ferrtni. 1982; Bmwn a d., 1985). For example, Brown, Cam- pione. and Barclay 0979) taught aelf-monitoxing techniqplcl for c_.rimndng mc m a d i r r a r m d f o u n d k u w n ~ t h w n o * & h m d b I w n - ing to prore d.
O u r u l t i m a t e l p l l i r f o r ~ t o k c a n c o e . c h r - i a d e p n d m t t h i p l r n , kunar, mdprobkmdvcn. Tothbend. rturlcaanecdtolcunacc\rck thinking 3;ilb. such u goal a e t h g , strategic plpnnins, cbc- for accurate pllnmcution, goal-prograxlldmbg, pknernhutioa. and *revson.
Y e t r r c k n o w ~ c k r r w m m d i a d ~ ( B e c k & C l r p Q o c S 1986). w d b g
(Bmior & Sadamab. 1985). mathanab (Schoen6cld. 1985). and rimrr inrtrPcdon (Hamn. 197l). that th fundPmmul c u d $me- for con- trolhgthjnkingandkUpineprocenaareundertho#cba'rarntrd.not
t h e a 9 d m o . T h c c a n a r t c u e i r t h ~ o f t h ~ a ~ d ~ procerainthidimdcdua&mrdkcctdmapprmtiarbiprrktiolol.u
in or uilaing ( G d& krt, 1982).
S c b o d r ~ a n b u f m t h ~ f i d i n s p r # a i n w h i c h r m d a r o uLtoscrthae~~1tirerolaforthircmnrelf-ngul.tion.~lwncrrini- tially Rquirr and benefit from explicit support m manqhg d gPidins th
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~ d i n c t i a v f o r p n m o c i n l ~ p u v d r r i n e d u c u i m m f u c o n . a d e r c d h . v c m d n l t w i t h ~ l o p i c d i n t c n i b d ~ ~ ~ Yet many acbool dormen d.oc~te linking the kadng of difhcnt subject
Qmrinr for greater knowhdge a - a d a in conmt, of application or acquisi- tion. For example, Ohm'r law u taught in inpodu~tor~ ir r a d y in- aududasrsimpkpropaniarrl~hnmubarurier(B-LGrsaro.
1984). Brrarlord, Sbarrood, and Huelbring 0985) dlruch cPrricuhrm ini- ti8tiRl to arrrcame such Unproductirr ir0l.h qnmgidc dui(n, in which thc*rbokirgrumthurtbtarmdthpuaThgorliru,&intatinLed learning offer greater yield d Pndmurding t lthe ~d ~yd -red 8ubjccn
k a r u p ' * d r h o o h d u r i n g t h 1 8 1 0 1 i n ~ F h m % W . P u L r
~ t d t h e p m n k n t m c e t c u h i n g w r b o d r i n ~ d a n e m p h r b o n h v -
ingchiMrrno&rsc,dacrik, l r r d u p d m u n d d c u h u n ~ t y b u i l d i n g on tbdr ermpdpy aperienca. Beuw d thre rmphua. John D t u q con- sidered Parker Wx fither d progrerivt education" (C-. 1961. p U9).
PuLr'8progrunru8nutounding~1~~~1unding,writing.rpelling,md uithmaic pafarrmare rolrrd. PuLr 0901-1902) abo d e d o p d imnnmtior appnrwbatoinmrd.tingcrrrricuhnnrPbpCaoomrbctbeir~morr obvhntothechild. M a n y d h i s t c c h n i q 9 a u t h m r l i . r ~ , i n c h d h g c h W 8 aeation of their arm nor# for reading and writing, the c a n h - t i a r d a u d i a d b ~ , p c " p , ~ , d f p d I i a g i n t b c ~
c o n t t x t a a f c m v u n t i o n m d w r i t i n g , d t h ~ d d m a r t p d i a
withart. nmrkmrtia. r a d n i t i n g i n ~ r r r i a d r m b ~ ~ ~ l r
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T b a t h i r c o r i c r l ~ u t r i p n i f t . m b e a u m e t b a c r p c b . l ~ ~ b y d r c a r u n a ~ r u a r r 5 i ~ u ~ c h i l d r m ' r i a m a o d & -
d ~ a c r o u ~ b a a a d u i a r a d k p l d r c b o d ~ R a n t h probkmrdunTelatcdkuningintbtdif6amr~rubpeadirc\rrcd i n n c e o t ~ o n m d m c l r r h ~ p a r q a ~ d m c r h o d r $ ~ r l i & - i n g t b c h m k d g e l t a i n e d i n t h ~ d ~ r u b j K a r i t h i n + b o d r r a J d k rorthrhilc Although it n uagic hat the problem of cmmsarricahrm aegrcgation has not changed much m ll0 pars, we ham much man ropht-
B r i d g @ i P r a u c t i o n . ~ c h i n g t h . t c c m ~ p ~ d ~ m ~ contaa, th provision of multiple aampla of know- Pmrfrr. q n c q h t i c
curriculum design-d tbae a a i v i t h could cootribute to thc creation d an educrthd culture that a m n u a p tmdcrmh.nrinp ltlrning d think- ing p- Un6Dmuuttly. th C U ~ W & U chui.c. It t perhrp more c o m p r & a m i i k w h c n u d ~ a d a c r i p i . C m m b y r n t h r o ~ o r e t h - n o g m p h m t h u r . r a p r r r c r i p t k a r m b y a l u c ~ o n . ~ m d t e c h - nologha. Yet it#mreund.ltotrytoandaruPdhowto buildrachcan- mu- or cultmu, particukrly beawe we have ren how, daaiptivcly,
~ ~ 1 t u r r l ~ r r r t i c c l r e a n t o b e t h ~ S a r r a m a r t u d m t ' r ~ d a probkm dtuation as orrt for which aurr6a d pmiau knrmkage U pouiik.
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d i n h a v i n g t h r u d m a ' ~ 8 n d r d c r r c k u n i n g r r o n t . I n etrnce.thacrrrcarfulprogrnnrhadkenabktodehcaculturcchatsaid t o ~ t h u ~ d l u r n i n g h r r r d ~
R a c u e h k P c e d c d o n b t o ~ R I c h ~ c P h r u q r b i c h I t . L c
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hkplrninstotllinkd~ d p v r r f e r h t o n e L m m m ~ ~ ~ p r ~ b k P l ~ r i t h i n a b m d l l r m l i n such as reading, writing, or mathunatia (CoIlim & Brown, m pmm-b; h b c -
tu & B n m , 1984: Sard.nulk, badm, & Sainb.ch, 1984; scbaddd, 1 9 S ) . ~ r p p e u t o r n h m o t h L ~ m t h i n k ~ l 9 8 7 ) .
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t h t b a r a d r p c h ~ u l c , h u t H ~ . r ( ~ ~ p a i d c r a J a m C o r t h i n L i r r p inrhichrPehurti.itiaoomctokwcnm~amtnitioor(ScbomBtld.
1987).
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~ t h m r r d r a 8 n d r ~ b j t c t t h e i r o m ~ ~ m n m m l l n i q rclccioDmdmppartkcritiqueInpuddp.~inthb#irlbolrcdpmrt- irml (vypsky, 1978). 8 chiM m y ktm emirion the new upbi1idahorrbcdh.rtifanlythtLrrorrledgethothaperronh.d
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S u c h c h n a l p t ~ d . m w m ~ l l U y k ~ t o . m b a i t y r t n r - t u m ~ For in an education that taka conveying funaionrl Lporrbdec in mul- apleconcaa~,dwhichaiam~onpriorapaiawxrthcchild b r i n g a m t h e d . m a r m f r o m t h e ~ m d . c d o r u d ~ & t h b a P o f a u t b m i q i n ~ c k r r # m w i l l h ~ . T h p r i m y d i r a u w d t h e d a m # n ~ ~ t o r h i h f m m t h e ~ - D o p p L P o r r X ? ' f r u n e (Mehan, 1979). a cauinnrl rceprgatnc
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Baeiba and Surdunllia (1986). P a h a u d Brawn (l984);. d Scbom- 6tld 0985) dl utilize methodr for m a b # trader procaa expihit (tSlh
& Brown. in pmm-b). For a given con- or cognitive W, live moddiag d iuappIk.tionmmultipku~1cauldbtmprdcd.i.opcialdirL~6Dlr artlececdr8ngcofproblanrarQrmiar.d\rbmoae~tbertudma t o & a p p r o p & t c ~ t i a v f m t n tbecuawleeped. Tbtrpmrroold khighlyiStCI.Ctnr, a u b l i n g l c r t L d b d p i t a r c u d m t h d ~ m c a r - q i n g a n u i t h n e w k n o w l e a g e ~ a c t i v i t i u a f t e r o b r m i n g m ~ d multipk bridging involving that knuukdge.
R@&m d y s i s of the det.ilr dope'1 own arnrder pdmmmm u well am th- of others rhould be pmbk. by rephying pFobkmlohring epLoda (Conina & Brown. --a). The modding rctiritia rlcatd d di t i d l y b e b u e d o n w l : ~ o f k n u u ~ a ~ h t o t b e p o b k m . ; h l l r i a r u d-lik(Stanbcrg. 1986,aE6arrmwAlggatiau)lad~tbacrith the problem duKI of finmd education in matkmticr. a h c c and litemcy.
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r ~ u c t i o n . E f f o r ~ t o m e e t t h c w & t c r i ? r r c r r r L o ~ m ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ B u r L ;
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