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Nationality
  
Israeli

Fields
  
Educational psychology

Name
  
Gavriel Salomon

Alma mater
  
Stanford University

Institutions
  
University of Haifa


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Known for
  
mindful transfer of learning

Books
  
Interaction of media, cognition and learning

Education
  
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Stanford University

Gavriel Salomon (Hebrew: גבריאל סלומון, 1938 - 2016) was an Israeli educational psychologist who 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 was a Professor Emeritus in the department of education at the University of Haifa.

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Work

He served as the Editor in Chief of the Educational Psychologist.

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.
  • He also received the Sylvia Scribner Award from the American Educational Research Association.
  • 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.

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