Powerful Environments for Promoting Deep Conceptual and Strat... - 9789058674692

Powerful Environments for Promoting Deep Conceptual and Strategic LearningAuthor(s): Lieven Verschaffel, Erik de Corte, Gellof Kanselaar, Martin Valcke\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Leuven University Press, Belgium\nImprint: Leuven University Press\nISBN-13: 9789058674692, 978-9058674692\nSynopsis\nOver the past years a substantial amount of research has been undertaken relating to the development of powerful learning environments for the acquisition in students of worthwhile educational objectives focussing on conceptual understanding, higher-order cognitive and metacognitive skills, and self-regulated learning. This research has been mainly undertaken from three distinct perspectives in the study of learning and instruction, namely instructional psychology, instructional technology, and instructional design. Against this background a \""research community\"" involving 14 European research teams has been initiated with the aim of interactively contributing to the advancement of theor.