The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences

Learningsciencesisaninterdisciplinaryfieldthatstudiesteachingandlearning.Thesciencesoflearningincludecognitivescience,educationalpsychology,computerscience,anthropology,sociology,neuroscience,andotherfields.TheCambridgeHandbookoftheLearningSciencesshowshoweducatorscanusethelearningsciencestodesignmoreeffectivelearningenvironments-includingschoolclassroomsandalsoinformalsettingssuchassciencecentersorafter-schoolclubs,on-linedistancelearning,andcomputer-basedtutoringsoftware.Thechaptersinthishandbookeachdescribeexcitingnewclassroomenvironments,basedonthelatestscienceabouthowchildrenlearn.CHLSisatruehandbookinthatreaderscanuseittodesigntheschoolsofthefuture-schoolsthatwillpreparegraduatestoparticipateinaglobalsocietythatisincreasinglybasedonknowledgeandinnovation.