Professional Background
Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Telecommunications & Ed. and Chair Department of Human Development Director Institute for Learning Technologies
Educational Background
B.S. in Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Stanford University
Scholarly Interests
Basic research in cognition, especially grounded/embodied approaches to cognition, and its application to improving learning, memory, understanding, problem solving and motivation. Especially interested in using technologies like multi-user virtual environments, video games, TV/videos, intelligent tutoring systems and robots to improve learning, memory, understanding, problem solving and motivation.
Selected Publications
Black, J. (in press) Learning from video games. Future of Children.
Hammer, J. and Black, J. (in press) Games and (preparation for future) learning. Educational Technology
Park, Y. and Black, J.B. (2007) Identifying the impact of domain knowledge and cognitive style on web-based information search behavior. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 38, 15-37.
Black, J.B. (2007) Imaginary Worlds. In. M.A. Gluck, J.R. Anderson and S.M.Kosslyn (Eds.) Memory and mind.
Bai, X., Black, J.B. and Vitale, J. (2007) Learning with the assistance of a Reflective agent. In R. Axtell, G. Fagiolo,
Chan, M.S. and Black, J.B. (2006) The role of presentation format on mental model acquisition. In
Kaplan, D.E. and Black, J.B. (2003) Mental models and computer-based scientific inquiry learning: Effects of mechanism cues on adolescent representation and Reasoning about causal Systems. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 12, 483-493.
Kuhn, D., Black, J.B., Kesselman, A. and Kaplan, D. (2000) The development of cognitive skills to support inquiry learning. Cognition and Instruction. 18, 495-523.
Schwartz, D.L. and Black, J.B. (1996) Shuttling between depictive models and abstract rules. Cognitive Science. 20, 457-497.
Schwartz, D.L. and Black, J.B. (1996) Analog imagery in mental reasoning: Depictive models. Cognitive Psychology, 30, 154-219.
Robertson, S.P., Zachery, W.A., and Black, J.B. (Ed.) Cognition, Computing and Cooperation.
Galambos, J.A., Abelson, R.P., and Black, J.B. (Eds.) Knowledge Structures.
John B Black
Cleveland E. Dodge Professor of Telecommunications & Ed.
Chair Department of Human Development Director Institute for Learning Technologies
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