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Lesgold, Alan

Dean, School of Education
LRDC Senior Scientist
PhD Stanford University


Contact:
5616 WWPH
412-648-1773
412-648-1825
al@pitt.edu
http://www.education.pitt.edu/people/AlanLesgold
 

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

Projects/Labs

• Learning Policy Center

Publications

• 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. M. (forthcoming). Cognitive Science Society. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology. New York: Oxford.
• Lesgold, A. (in press). What are the tools for: Revolutionary change does not follow the usual norms. In S. P. Lajoie (Ed.), Computers as cognitive tools, Volume 2: No more walls – theory change, paradigm shifts and their influence on the use of computers for instructional purposes. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Sung, Y.-T., & Lesgold, A. (in press). Software infrastructure for teachers: A missing link in integrating technology with instruction.
• Lesgold, A. M. (in press). Cognitive Science Society. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Psychology. New York: Oxford.
• Lesgold, A. (2008). Assessment to steer the course of learning: Dither in testing. In E. L. Baker, J. Dickieson, W. Wulfeck, & H. O’Neil (Eds.), Assessment of problem solving using simulations. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Lesgold, A. (2007). 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.
• Soller, A., & Lesgold, A. (2007). Modeling the process of knowledge sharing. In U. Hoppe, H. Ogata, & A. Soller (Eds.) The Role of Technology in CSCL: Studies in Technology Enhanced Collaborative Learning. (pp. 63-86). Berlin: Springer Verlag.
• Soller, A., & Lesgold, A. (2007). Collaborative tools in educational practice. In U. Hoppe, H. Ogata, & A. Soller (Eds.) The Role of Technology in CSCL: Studies in Technology Enhanced Collaborative Learning. (pp. 117-120).Berlin: Springer Verlag.
• Resnick, L.B., Lesgold, A., & Hall, M.W. (2005). Technology and the new culture of learning: Tools for education professionals. In P. Gardenfors & P. Johansson (Eds.), Cognition, education, and communication technology (pp. 77-107). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
• 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)
• Jermann, P., Soller, A., & Lesgold, A. (2004). Computer software support for CSCL. In P. Dillenbourg (Series Ed.) & J. W. Strijbos, P. A. Kirschner & R. L. Martens (Vol. Eds.), Computer-supported collaborative learning: Vol 3. What we know about CSCL ... and implementing it in higher education (pp. 141-166). Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
• Lesgold, A. (2004). Contextual Requirements for Constructivist Learning. International Journal of Educational Research, 41, 495-502.
• 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. (2003). Intelligent tutoring systems. In L. Nadel (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science. London: MacMillan.
• Soller, A., and Lesgold, A. (2003). A Computational Approach to Analyzing Online Knowledge Sharing Interaction. Proceedings of Artificial Intelligence in Education 2003, Sydney, Australia. http://sra.itc.it/people/soller/documents/Soller-Lesgold-AIED2003.pdf
• Soller, A., Wiebe, J., and Lesgold, A. (2002). A Machine Learning Approach to Assessing Knowledge Sharing during Collaborative Learning Activities. Proceedings of Computer-Support for Collaborative Learning 2002, Boulder, CO, 128-137.
• Toth, E. E., Suthers, D. D., and Lesgold, A. M. (2002). Mapping to know: The effects of representational guidance and reflective assessment on scientific inquiry skills. Science Education, 86, 264-286.
• Suthers, D., Connelly, J., Lesgold, A., Paolucci, M., Erdosne Toth, E., Toth, J., Weiner, A. (2001). Representational and advisory guidance for students learning scientific inquiry. In K. Forbus and P. Feltovich (Eds.), Smart machines in education. Menlo Park, CA: AAAI Press.
• Lesgold, A., & Nahemow, M. (2001). 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.
• Lesgold, A. (2001). The nature and methods of learning by doing. American Psychologist, 56(11), 964-973.
• Lesgold, A., & Cho, K.S. (2001, 26 March). The cyber university: Distance education in the United States. Korean Universities Weekly (Seoul).
• Gott, S. P., & Lesgold, A. M. (2000). Competence in the Workplace: How Cognitive Performance Models and Situated Instruction Can Accelerate Skill Acquisition. In R. Glaser (Ed.), Ad-vances in instructional psychology. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Lesgold, A. (2000). 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. (2000). What are the tools for: Revolutionary change does not follow the usual norms. In S. P. Lajoie (Ed.), Computers as cognitive tools, Volume 2: No more walls – theory change, paradigm shifts and their influence on the use of computers for instructional purposes. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Connelly, J., & Lesgold, A. (1999). Intelligent tutoring systems. In J. G. Webster (Ed.), Encyclopedia of electrical and electronics engineering (Vol. 10, pp. 529-541). New York: Wiley.
• Soller, A., Lesgold, A., Linton, F., and Goodman, B. (1999). What Makes Peer Interaction Effective? Modeling Effective Communication in an Intelligent CSCL. Proceedings of the 1999 AAAI Fall Symposium: Psychological Models of Communication in Collaborative Systems, Cape Cod, MA.
• Soller, A., Lesgold, A. (1999). Analyzing Peer Dialogue from an Active Learning Perspective. Proceedings of the AI-ED 99 Workshop: Analysing Educational Dialogue Interaction: Towards Models that Support Learning, LeMans, France, 63-71.
• Soller, A., Linton, F., Goodman, B., Lesgold, A. (1999) Toward Intelligent Analysis and Support of Collaborative Learning Interaction. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, LeMans, France, 75-82.
• Lesgold, A. (1999). Multiple Representations and Their Implications for Learning. In M. van Someren, E. Boshuizen, P. Reimann & T. de Jong (Eds.), Learning with multiple representa-tions. Oxford: Elsevier.
• Lesgold, A. (1999). Beginning a Technology of Technical Training for Information Age Manufacturing. Proceedings of the 1999 al-Shaam Conference. Damascus: Syrian Computer Society (CD-ROM).
• Katz, S., Lesgold, A., Hughes, E., Peters, D., Eggan, G., Gordin, M., & Greenberg, L. (1998). Sherlock 2: An intelligent tutoring system built on the LRDC framework. In C. P. Bloom & R. B. Loftin (Eds.), Facilitating the development and use of interactive learning environments. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Greeno, J. G. , Clancey, W. J., Lewis, C., Seidenberg, M., Derry, S., Gernsbacher, M. A., Langley, P., Shafto, M., Gentner, D., Lesgold, A., & Seifert, C. M. (1998). Efforts to encourage multidisci-plinarity in the Cognitive Science Society. Cognitive Science, 22 (1), 131-132.
• Lesgold, A. (1997). Wandel in der Arbeitswelt und beim Lernen: Folgerungen für eine anwendungsbezogene Lernforschung [Transitions in Work and Learning: Implications for the Practical Study of Learning]. In H. Gruber & A. Renkl (Eds.), Wege zum Können: Determinanten des Kompetenzerwerbs (a Festschrift for Heinz Mandl). Bern: Verlag Hans Huber. Also published in English in Lesgold, Feuer, and Black, 1997.
• Lesgold, A. , Feuer, M. J., & Black, A. M. (Eds). (1997). Transitions in work and learning: Implications for assessment. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
• Gott, S. P., Lesgold, A. M., & Kane, R. S. (1997). Promoting the Transfer of Technical Competency. In S. Dijkstra, et al. (Eds.), Instructional design: International perspectives (vol. 2). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
• Lesgold, A. M. (1997, September 22). Internet is actually good for children. Viewpoints. Long Island, NY: Newsday.
• Lesgold, A. (1996). Quality control for educating a smart work force. In L. B. Resnick, J. Wirt, (Eds.), Linking school and work: Roles for standards and assessment, (pp. 147-191). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Gott, S. P., Lesgold, A., & Kane, R. S. (1996). Tutoring for transfer of technical competence. In B. G. Wilson, Constructivist Learning Environments (pp. 33-48). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications. A more extended version appears in Gott et al., 1997.
• Derry, S. P., & Lesgold, A. M. (1996). Toward a situated social practice model for instructional design. In R. Calfee & D. Berliner (Eds.), Handbook of Educational Psychology. New York: Macmillan.
• Osin, L., & Lesgold, A. (1996). A proposal for the reengineering of the educational system. Review of Educational Research, 66(4), 621-656.
• Frasson, C., Gauthier, G., & Lesgold, A. (Eds.) (1996). Intelligent Tutoring Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, No. 1086. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
• Cavalli-Sforza, V., & Lesgold, A. (1995). Intelligent learning by doing tools for technical and dialectical knowledge. In C. Zucchermaglio, S. Bagnara, S. Stucky (Eds.), Organizational learning and technological change (NATO ASI Series F: Computer and Systems Sciences, Vol 141). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
• Lesgold, A. (1995). Educational technology for developing countries. In Marshaling Technology for Development: Proceedings of a Symposium (pp. 189-209). Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
• Lesgold, A. (1994). Ideas about feedback and their implications for intelligent coached apprenticeship. Machine-mediated Learning, 4, 67-80.
• Cavalli-Sforza, V., Weiner, A. W., and Lesgold, A. M. (1994). Software support for students engaging in scientific activity and scientific controversy. Science Education, 78, 577-599.

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Honors and Awards

• 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

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