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Peer reviewedVosniadou, Stella – Learning and Instruction, 1996
It is argued that cognitive psychology has contributed to advances in learning and instruction not so much because of its original epistemology and implicit theory of learning as because of its methodology. A revised epistemology conceptualizing the mind as a developing biological system will bring new advances in understanding learning. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biological Influences, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Theories
