The Cognitive Skill of Teaching.

Leinhardt, Gaea; Greeno, James G.

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ERIC Number: EJ333785

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Cognitive Skill of Teaching.

Leinhardt, Gaea; Greeno, James G.

Journal of Educational Psychology, v78 n2 p75-95 Apr 1986

Teaching is characterized as a complex cognitive skill amenable to analysis in a manner similar to other skills described by cognitive psychology. A formal model of the process of instruction in elementary mathematics is presented and examined in light of empirical data from both expert and novice teachers. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Master Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Models, Schemata (Cognition), Student Teachers, Teaching Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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