Overview
Includes practical guidelines for coping with technology and using technology to expand thinking
Provides a comprehensive perspective that is relevant to all professionals working and interacting with young learners
Presents a scholarly review of what we know about thinking, learning, and electronic media
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Coverage Includes:
- An up to date review of the literature on thinking skills in general, and in relation to technology.
- Practical guidelines for thinking with technology.
- A scholarly review of the characteristics of the digital generation.
- A discussion of the various steps involved in the thinking process.
- A historical context of the Information Age and the transition from oral history, to printing press, to the Internet.
Thinking Skills for the Digital Generation: The Development of Thinking and Learning in the Age of Information is an invaluable reference for educators and research professionals particularly interested in educational technology, and improving thinking and problem-solving skills.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Chrystalla Mouza is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. She earned an Ed.D., M.Ed, and M.A. in Instructional Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University and completed post-doctoral work at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Her research investigates teacher learning with regard to technology, applications of technology in K-12 classrooms, and teaching and learning outcomes in ubiquitous computing environments. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Delaware Department of Education through the Higher Education Component of No Child Left Behind, and ETS. Dr. Mouza is the recipient of the 2010 Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award from the Association of Teacher Educators and former Chair of the AERA Special Interest Group, Advanced Technologies for Learning. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education and provides editorial assistance to numerous journals, conferences, and book publications including the Journal of the Learning Sciences, the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, and the Research Highlights in Technology and Teacher Education book series.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Thinking Skills for the Digital Generation
Book Subtitle: The Development of Thinking and Learning in the Age of Information
Authors: Balu H. Athreya, Chrystalla Mouza
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12364-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-12363-9Published: 06 January 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79178-4Published: 12 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-12364-6Published: 19 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 179
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: Educational Technology, Learning & Instruction, Higher Education