Donald F. Dansereau |
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I am a cognitive engineer. This involves using principles and findings from cognitive psychology to develop tools and strategies for improving thinking, learning, and problem solving in counseling, child development, education, drug abuse treatment, and business. In addition to improving processing, these tools also provide 'windows' into how people think. The emerging information is then used to guide basic research and revise cognitive theories.
Selected Publications:
Dansereau, D. F., Dees, S. M., & Simpson, D. D. (1994). Cognitive modularity: Implications for counseling and the representation of personal issues. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 41(4), 513-523.
Dansereau, D. F., & Johnson, D. W. (1994). Cooperative learning (Chapter 5). In D. Druckman & R. A. Bjork (Eds.), Learning, remembering, believing: Enhancing human performance (pp. 83-111; references pp. 319-327). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
Dansereau, D.F., & Newbern, D. (1997). Using knowledge maps to enhance teaching. In W. E. Campbell, & K. A. Smith (Eds.), New paradigms for college teaching (pp. 127-147). Edina, MN: Interaction Book Co.
Dansereau, D.F., & Dees, S.M. (2002). Mapping Training: The transfer of a cognitive technology for improving counseling. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 22(4), 219-230.
Dansereau, D.F., Evans, S.H., Czuchry, M., & Sia, T.L. (2003). Readiness and mandated treatment: Development and application of a functional model. Offender Substance Abuse Report, 3(1), 1-2, 13-16.
Dansereau, D. F. (2005). Node-link mapping principles for visualizing knowledge and information. In S. O. Tergan & T. Keller (Eds.), Knowledge and information visualization: Searching for synergies. Springer-Verlag.
Dansereau, D.F., & Simpson, D.D. (2009). A picture is worth a thousand words: The case for graphic respresentations. Professional Psychology: Research & Practice, 40 (1), 104-110.