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David R. Olson
University Professor Emeritus |
Keywords
Language development; cognitive development; cognition and literacy
Research Interests
My research interests involve the development of language, literacy, and cognition. I also study children’s understanding of language and mind, and the psychology of teaching.
Representative Publications
Olson, D.R. & Torrance N. (2009) The Cambridge Handbook of Literacy. NY: Cambridge University Presss.Olson, D.R. (2007). Jerome Bruner: the Cognitive revolution in educational theory. NY: continuum.
Olson, D. R. (2003). Psychological theory and educational reform: How school remakes mind and society. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.n, D. R., & Kamawar,
Olson, D. R. (1999). The theory of ascriptions. In P. D. Zelazo, J. W. Astington, et al. (Eds.), Developing theories of intention: Social understanding and self-control (pp. 153-166). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Olson, D. R. (1994). The world on paper: The conceptual and cognitive implications of writing and reading. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Olson, D. R. (1977). From utterance to text: The bias of language in speech and writing. Harvard Educational Review, 47, 257-281.