Cognitive Science to the Classroom

3 credits · Graduate School

This course focuses on the interplay between basic research in cognitive science and educational innovation. There is a major push to design learning environments that are based on cognitive science research and theory and to rigorously evaluate these environments. How do we go about doing this? We will use a case study approach of successful educational innovations, the basic research behind them, and their impact on basic research in turn. This will allow us to develop a framework for developing and evaluating educational innovations. [3]