Cognition, Metacognition, and Culture in STEM Education : Learning, Teaching,...

Cognition, Metacognition, and Culture in STEM Education : Learning, Teaching, and Assessment, Hardcover by Dori, Yehudit Judy (EDT); Mevarech, Zemira R. (EDT); Baker, Dale R. (EDT), ISBN 3319666576, ISBN-13 9783319666570, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US<p>This book addresses the point of intersection between cognition, metacognition, and culture in learning and teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). We explore theoretical background and cutting-edge research about how various forms of cognitive and metacognitive instruction may enhance learning and thinking in STEM classrooms from K-12 to university and in different cultures and countries.</p><p> </p><div>Over the past several years, STEM education research has witnessed rapid growth, attracting considerable interest among scholars and educators. Th provides an updated collection of studies about cognition, metacognition and culture in the four STEM domains. The field of research, cognition and metacognition in STEM education still suffers from ambiguity in meanings of key concepts that various researchers use. This book is organized according to a unique manner: Each chapter features one of the four STEM domains and one of the three themes—cognition, metacognition, and culture—and defines key concepts. This matrix-type organization opens a new path to knowledge in STEM education and facilitates its understanding. The discussion at the end of th integrates these definitions for analyzing and mapping the STEM education research.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Chapter 4 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution International License via