Olson, David Richard
OLSON, David Richard
OLSON, David Richard. Canadian, b. 1935. Genres: Education, Language/ Linguistics, Psychology. Career: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto, associate professor, 1966-71, professor of applied psychology, 1971-. Publications: Cognitive Development: The Child's Acquisition of Diagonality, 1970; (with E. Bialystok) Spatial Cognition: The Mental Representation of Space, 1982; The World on Paper: The Conceptual and Cognitive Implications of Writing and Reading, 1994. EDITOR: Media and Symbols: The Forms of Expression Communication and Education, 1974; Social Foundations of Language and Thought: Essays in Honor of J.S. Bruner, 1980; (with N. Torrance and A. Hildyard) Literary, Language and Learning: The Nature and Consequences of Reading and Writing, 1985; (with F. Holthoon) Common Sense: A Foundation for the Social Sciences, 1987; (with J. Astington and P. Harris) Developing Theories of Mind, 1988; (with N. Torrance) Literary and Orality, 1991; (with N. Torrance) Modes of Thought, 1996; (with N. Torrance) Handbook of Education and Human Development, 1996; (with F. Zalozo and J. Astington) Children's Discovery of Intention, 1999; (with N. Torrance) The Making of Literate Societies, 2001. Address: Centre for Applied Cognitive Science, Ontario Inst. for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 1V6. Online address: [email protected]