People of different abilities tend to learn more effectively on a range of tasks when they’re able to cooperate with one another than when they’re trying to defeat one another.

Johnson and Johnson (1989)

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Let Me Do and I Understand: John Abbott on Cognitive Apprenticeship

John Abbott speaks about how an expert can lead the novice (student) through the stages of learning.

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John Abbott is the President of the 21st Century Learning Initiative, an initiative to facilitate the emergence of new approaches to learning in the United Kingdom.

The changelearning website project emerged from the collaboration of John Abbott and Heather MacTaggart, the Executive Director of Classroom Connections, a Canadian non-profit educational organization dedicated to optimizing student learning.
Website development has been facilitated by the Canadian Council on Learning, a national, independent, and non-profit corporation that is committed to improving learning across Canada.

Visit our About Us page for more information about the changelearning initiative.