Cognition and Development
Faculty: Dor Abrahamson, Paul Ammon, Joseph
Campione, Anne Cunningham, Christine Diehl, Andrea diSessa, Randi Engle,
Maryl Gearhart, Bernard Gifford, Carolyn Hartsough, Susan
Holloway, Marcia Linn, Kathleen Metz, Na'ilah Nasir, Della Peretti, Michael
Ranney, Geoffrey Saxe, Alan Schoenfeld, Prentice Starkey, Elliot Turiel,
Barbara White, Mark Wilson, Frank Worrell, Gary Yabrove, Daniel Zimmerlin.
Cognition and Development focuses on the interplay
among cognitive, social, and developmental processes in diverse areas
of human knowledge and experience. The faculty concentrate on learning
in mathematics, science, and technology, as well as broader cognitive,
social, and moral development. Faculty research typically occurs in
field settings (classrooms, museums, informal social groups), providing
fertile sites for theoretical advances as well as the improvement of
educational practices. The Cognition and Development area of study supports
both professional and academic programs, each enriching the other in
courses and research opportunities.
CD offers the following programs:
Development in Mathematics and Science (DMS)
Development Teacher Education
Education in Mathematics, Science, and Technology
Human Development and Education
Joint Doctoral Program in Special Education
Master's and Credential in Science and Mathematics Education (MACSME)
School Psychology
Most CD students belong to one or more Research Groups.
"The CD program is grounded in the idea of cognitive apprenticeship, in which students become engaged with research from their very first days in the program. Typically CD students belong to at least one research group, in which students and faculty are involved in the conduct of ongoing research. These research groups, which are listed as courses, evolve in topic and focus as the research interests of the students and faculty evolve. They provide a "hands on" introduction to research for CD students, and a laboratory for the development of their ongoing ideas." See a list of our current research groups.