The Sylvia Scribner Award

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

This award recognizes scholarly work that has significantly influenced thinking and research in the field of learning and instruction. It is designed to honor current research (i.e., within the last ten years) that represents a significant advancement in our understanding of learning and instruction. The work of the late Sylvia Scribner, for whom the award is named, reflects a wide range of research concerns within the field of cognition, learning, and education. Her research focused on the relation between cognition and culture. The research involved innovative mixing of methods, including ethnographic fieldwork and experimental simulations of everyday cognitive tasks. Scribner’s work cut across disciplinary boundaries, addressed multiple sites for learning and development, and included older and younger learners.

Sub Unit

• Division C - Learning and Instruction

Chair

• Gale M. Sinatra, University of Southern California

Presenter

• Reinhard Pekrun, University of Essex