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This analysis of mathematical reasoning draws on the interdisciplinary nature of cognitive science. It moves away from notions of reasoning as "abstract" and "disembodied", to a view of its "embodied" and "imaginative" qualities and considers ideas from psychology, philosophy and linguistics.

A synthesis of current directions in reading research, theory and practice unified by what has been referred to as the engagement perspective of reading. The work represents the key components of the National Reading Research Center in the USA.

This text presents an evaluation framework for assessing the impact of the new media on the health care system by juxtaposing characteristics of emerging information and communication technologies and health care objectives.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Using the theoretical framework developed by Vygotsky, this study analyzes the behaviour of a group of kindergarten children as they author two pieces of writing.

This volume presents a report of the Tampa Conference on Applied Communication. It focuses on how, in the 21st century, the field of communication will respond to the challenge of becoming a discipline which makes a substantial contribution to the well-being of society.

This text focuses on the tension between classroom assessment and externally mandated testing. It presents the efforts of researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to understand the impact of classroom portfolios for the assessment of writing achievement by elementary and middle grade students.

The central thesis of this book is that the communication process is consequential for people's lives in ways that cannot be explained by antecedent theory.

Focusing on media management issues, this text is designed to appeal to working professionals who deal directly with managing the media. It serves as a resource on current media management theories and practices.

This volume addresses telecommunications policy in developing countries, ranging from low-income countries with overburdened, rural roads in south Asia and Africa, to digitalized fibre-optic super highways in middle-income countries such as Singapore.

This study addresses the subject of children and television - how they view it, what they think of specific programmes, and how these likes and dislikes affect learning of the content presented. It examines evaluation, comprehension, and impact in the drama, information and entertainment domains.

Bringing together multiple perspectives on mathematical thinking, this volume presents elaborations on principles that reflects the progress made in the last 20 years. It is a starting point for understanding mathematical learning and should be of interest to educational researchers.

What are thinking practices? What would schools and other learning settings look like if they were organized for the learning of thinking practices? Are thinking practices general or do they differ by disciplines? This book examines progress toward answers to these and other questions.

Designed as a handbook, this text aims to provide media, speech (public speaking, interpersonal, small group, and organizational communication), and theatre educators with both the theoretical and practical information to tackle assessment battles on their campuses.

Exploring the historical and changing relationships between rhetoric, cultural studies and literacy in the US, this collection of papers seeks answers to such questions as: what constitutes "literacy" in a post-modern, high-tech, multicultural society?

This text shares insights into the effects of media on children and family. It reflects not only widely divergent political orientations and value systems, but also three distinct domains of inquiry into human motivation and behaviour - social scientific, psychodynamic and clinical practice.

Providing a fresh direction in literacy education, the chapters in this volume offer a revitalized perspective of literacy. They focus on the forms that literacy will take in the future, the influence of changing technologies, and on effective learning environments.

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

This text looks beyond poverty and unemployment, street-fights and drug deals in American inner-cities to examine cultural, economic, educational, and social resources. It aims to raise consciousness about the opportunities available to foster resilience among children, families and communities.

This volume presents a variety of overall assessments of technology. The contributors address education programmes focused on specific subject matter, such as mathematics. They also examine classes of technology, such as intelligent systems, distance learning and hypertext.

This book discusses the public opinion process with a focus on the role that the news media play in shaping public opinion. Although heavily influenced by the agenda-setting perspective -- the view that the news media define the important issues of the day and determine how these issues are presented -- the authors neither support nor refute this claim. They present instead a variety of contemporary scholarship integrated into a coherent picture of public opinion for a general audience.

This book examines samples of work in the instructional technology field, ranging from development of new model-tracing diagnostic systems on the one hand, to the deliberate elimination of intelligence from educational computing on the other.

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.