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Understanding Literacy and Cognition

Theory, Research, and Application

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Che Kan Leong

    1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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  2. Bikkar S. Randhawa

    1. University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction to Part I: Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Literate Thought

      • David R. Olson
      Pages 3-15

    3. A Schoolman’s “Doubtfulness”—Metaphors on Literacy and Cognition

      • Che Kan Leong
      Pages 17-31

    4. Neural Substrate of Cognition and Literacy: Biology as Wish Fulfillment?

      • Merrill Hiscock
      Pages 33-53

    5. From Literacy to Cognitive Science

      • Bikkar S. Randhawa
      Pages 55-72

    6. Cognition and Learning

      • Dennis Hunt
      Pages 73-84

    7. A Framework for Developing Theories About Instructional Effectiveness

      • Philip H. Winne
      Pages 85-125

  4. Introduction to Part III: Application

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-216
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    2. Schooling, Literacy and Cognitive Development: A Study in Rural India

      • J. P. Das, U. N. Dash
      Pages 217-244

    3. Scientific Literacy and the Twenty-First Century

      • Glen Aikenhead
      Pages 245-254

    4. Technological Literacy: Implications for Instruction

      • Reg Fleming
      Pages 255-267

    5. Cognition, Literacy, and Curriculum

      • Trevor J. Gambell
      Pages 269-285

    6. Cognitive Education: A Longitudinal Examination

      • R. F. Mulcahy, D. Peat, G. Mancini, J. Andrews, K. Marfo
      Pages 287-314
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What does it me an to be literate? What does it mean to be a cognizing individual? What is the nature of cognizing? These are not new questions. They have been treated as "philosophical puzzles" to be pondered systema­ tically in the hope of some eventual solution. They have also been viewed as sets of "language games" with their own rules to enable the individual to understand the world. These age-old and significant issues gain renewed meaning with our advances in technology and neurosciences. Psychologists and educators would need to be aware of the explicit knowledge needed to prepare their students to be literate individuals. These were some of the questions that a small number of psychologists, educators, and computer scientists attempted to answer when they gathered for the Symposium Literacy and Cognition, which was held at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada from 29th to 31st October, 1987. The occasion also marked the sixtieth anniversary of the College of Education of the University, which had as its beginning the Normal School for the Province of Saskatchewan. We are grateful to the presenters for their presentations and their written papers, and also to our other colleagues from the United States and Sweden for their contributions to the multi­ faceted theme of literacy and cognition. There are many other people whom we would like to thank. These include: Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk, Chancellor of the University and Lieutenant­ Governor of Saskatchewan, for her opening remarks at the Symposium; Dr.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

    Che Kan Leong, Bikkar S. Randhawa

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding Literacy and Cognition

  • Book Subtitle: Theory, Research, and Application

  • Editors: Che Kan Leong, Bikkar S. Randhawa

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5748-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-5750-6Published: 08 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-5748-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 322

  • Topics: Education, general

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