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The '''''Journal of the Learning Sciences''''' (''JLS'') is an official publication of the [http://www.isls.org International Society of the Learning Sciences] (''ISLS'') covering research on learning and education. This multidisciplinary journal seeks to foster new ways of thinking about learning that will allow the understanding of cognition and social cognition to have impact in education. |
The '''''Journal of the Learning Sciences!<br />''''' (''JLS'') is an official publication of the [http://www.isls.org International Society of the Learning Sciences] (''ISLS'') covering research on learning and education. This multidisciplinary journal seeks to foster new ways of thinking about learning that will allow the understanding of cognition and social cognition to have impact in education. |
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JLS is published by Taylor & Francis publishers. It was started in 1991 as by founding editor Janet L. Kolodner from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The current editors of ''JLS'' are Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver from Rutgers University and Yasmin B. Kafai from University of Pennsylvania. |
JLS is published by Taylor & Francis publishers. It was started in 1991 as by founding editor Janet L. Kolodner from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The current editors of ''JLS'' are Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver from Rutgers University and Yasmin B. Kafai from University of Pennsylvania. |
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| Discipline | Multidisciplinary, mainly Education |
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| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1991- |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis (U.S.A.) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Unknown | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | JLS |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1050-8406 |
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The Journal of the Learning Sciences!
(JLS) is an official publication of the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) covering research on learning and education. This multidisciplinary journal seeks to foster new ways of thinking about learning that will allow the understanding of cognition and social cognition to have impact in education.
JLS is published by Taylor & Francis publishers. It was started in 1991 as by founding editor Janet L. Kolodner from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The current editors of JLS are Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver from Rutgers University and Yasmin B. Kafai from University of Pennsylvania.
Journal content
JLS publishes research articles that advance the understanding of learning in real-world situations and of promoting learning in such venues, including articles that report on the roles technology can play in promoting deep and lasting learning and in promoting engaged and thoughtful participation in learning activities, and articles reporting on new methodologies that enable rigorous investigation of learning in real-world situations.
Editorial Board
- Co-Editors-in-Chief: Yasmin B. Kafai (University of Pennsylvania) and Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver (Rutgers University)
- Founding Editor Emeritus: Janet L. Kolodner (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Associate Editor: Iris Tabak (Ben Gurion University)
- Associate Editor: David Hammer (University of Maryland)
- Associate Editor: Peter Reimann (University of Sydney)
- Associate Editor: Cynthia Carter Ching (University of California-Davis)
- Associate Editor: Jeremy Roschelle (SRI International)
- Associate Editor: Barry J. Fishman (University of Michigan)
Impact and readership
According to the Thomson Scientific 2008 Journal Citation Reports Social Sciences Edition, the Journal of the Learning Sciences ranks #4 in both the Education & Educational Research category Educational Psychology category with a one one year impact factor of 2.433. On the five-year impact factor, the Journal of the Learning sciences ranks #2 in education and #4 in educational psychology with an impact factor of 4.060.