Lesgold, Alan

Professor and Dean, School of Education (Secondary appointment in Dept. of Psychology)
PhD, Stanford University
Cognitive Program

Research Interests: Complex learning, intelligent systems, impasses in learning, argumentation

Accepting Graduate Students: Yes

Lesgold, A. (in press). Towards valued human expertise. In M. Gluck, J.R. Anderson, and S. Kosslyn (Eds.), Memory and Mind: A Festschrift for Gordon H. Bower. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Lesgold, A. (in press). On the Future of Cognitive Task Analysis. In J. M. C. Schraagen, S. F. Chipman, & V. L. Shalin (Eds.), Cognitive Task Analysis. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Lesgold, A., & Nahemow, M. (2004). Tools to assist learning by doing: Achieving and assessing efficient technology for learning. In D. Klahr & S. Carver (Eds.), Cognition and instruction: Twenty-five years of progress. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. (Abstract-pdf)
Lesgold, A. (2003). Determening the effects of technology in complex school environments. In G. Haertel and B. Means (Eds.), Evaluating Educational Technology: Effective Research Designs for Improving Learning New York: Teachers College Press. (Abstract-pdf)
Lesgold, A. (2001). The nature and methods of learning by doing. American Psychologist 56(11), 964-973. (Abstract-pdf)

Open University of the Netherlands, Honorary Doctorate (2000)
American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training
1995 Educom Medal for contributions to educational technology