Kurt W. Fischer
(1943-2020)
American professor
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Kurt W. Fischer (June 9, 1943 – March 30, 2020) was an educator, author, and researcher in the field of neuroscience and education. Until his retirement in 2015, he was the Charles Bigelow Professor of Education and Director of the Mind, Brain, and Education Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Fischer studied cognitive and emotional development and learning. His work, called dynamic skill theory, is considered to be one of the Neo-Piagetian theories of cognitive development. It offers an explanation for both consistency and variability in developmental patterns.
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9 June 1943 Baltimore, Maryland
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30 March 2020 (aged 76) Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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