2020 Laureate · Higher Education
Michelene T. H. Chi
Regents Professor, Dorothy Bray Endowed Professor of Science and Teaching at Arizona State University and Director of the Learning and Cognition Lab
Citation
Recipient of the 2020 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education — Higher Education.
Biography
A global leader in cognitive and learning science, Michelene 'Micki' Chi transformed understanding of how students learn — from expert-novice differences and self-explanation to her ICAP framework of active, constructive and interactive engagement. She directs the Learning and Cognition Lab at Arizona State University and is a member of the National Academy of Education.
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