Deep Comprehension

Name: Deep Comprehension
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138089006
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Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Understanding, Enhancing, and Measuring Comprehension

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Deep Comprehension presents an extensive overview of research from the learning sciences on understanding, enhancing, and measuring deep comprehension. It explores psychological, educational, and psychometric perspectives to distinguish deep from shallow levels of comprehension. The book covers personal-level variables, the role of intelligent tutors in promoting comprehension, and the latest in psychometric advances. It is designed for senior undergraduate and graduate students in cognitive psychology, learning, cognition and instruction, and educational technology.
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Senior undergraduate and graduate students in cognitive psychology, learning, educational technology, and related fields will find this volume particularly insightful. Educators and researchers interested in enhancing and measuring deep comprehension will also benefit greatly.

This volume provides an overview of research from the learning sciences into understanding, enhancing, and measuring "deep comprehension" from a psychological, educational, and psychometric perspective.

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This volume provides an overview of research from the learning sciences into understanding, enhancing, and measuring deep comprehension from a psychological, educational, and psychometric perspective.

It describes the characteristics of deep comprehension, what techniques may be used to improve it, and how deep levels of comprehension may be distinguished from shallow ones. It includes research on personal-level variables, how intelligent tutors promote comprehension, and the latest developments in psychometrics.

The volume will be of interest to senior undergraduate and graduate students of cognitive psychology, learning, cognition and instruction, and educational technology.

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This invaluable volume is praised for addressing the essential topic of deep comprehension in a complex world. It equips educators with tools to accurately measure understanding depth and promote deep learning engagement. Described as the most thorough treatment available, it is recommended for anyone valuing critical and analytical thinking beyond mere words. Professor Patricia Alexander, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, endorses it as a must-read.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138089006

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 10 Tables, black and white; 8 Line drawings, black and white; 23 Halftones, black and white; 31 Illustrations, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Keith K. Millis
Edited by Debra Long
Edited by Joseph Magliano
Edited by Katja Wiemer

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 282

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About the Author

Keith Millis is Professor of Psychology at Northern Illinois University and Deputy Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (CISLL). He studies comprehension and learning from text.

Debra L. Long is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. She studies the knowledge and processes that are involved in text comprehension using behavioral, electrophysiological, and individual difference techniques.

Joseph P. Magliano is Professor of Psychology at Northern Illinois University and Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (CISLL). He studies comprehension processes for text and film.

Katja Wiemer is Professor of Psychology at Northern Illinois University and Co-Director of the Cognitive Science program. Her research focuses on abstract concepts, embodiment, and causal relations in scientific explanations.