Gavriel Salomon

Gavriel Salomon
Born	12 October 1938
Nationality	Israeli
Fields	Educational psychology
Institutions	University of Haifa
Alma mater	Stanford University
Known for	mindful transfer of learning

Gavriel Salomon (Hebrew: גבריאל סלומון, born 1938) is an Israeli educational psychologist who has conducted research on cognition and instruction, in particular the cognitive effects of media's symbol systems, transfer of learning, and the design of cognitive tools and technology-afforded learning environments. He is a Professor Emeritus in the department of education at the University of Haifa.

Work

He has served as the Editor in Chief of the Educational Psychologist.^[1]

Awards and honours

• In 1993–1994, Salomon occupied the Cleveringa Chair at Leiden University, The Netherlands.
• In 2001, he received the Israel Prize, for education.^[2][3]
• He has also received the Sylvia Scribner Award from the American Educational Research Association.^[4]
• In 2006, Salomon was elected as fellow of the International Academy of Education.
• In 2011, Prof. Salomon also received "Peter-Becker-Preis für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung", which is the highest award for Peace and Conflict Studies in Germany, perhaps in the whole world.

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients

References

1. ↑ Salomon, Gavriel (1992). "Editor's Comment". Educational Psychologist 27 (1). doi:10.1207/s15326985ep2701_1. 
2. ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient’s C.V.". 
3. ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient". 
4. ↑ Israeli appointed to European Community panel. Jerusalem Post, 2002, February 10, page 3.

External links

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• Publications