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Gavriel Salomon

Israeli educational psychologist

Field	Value
name	Gavriel Salomon
native_name	גבריאל סלומון
native_name_lang	he
image	Gabi Salomom picture.JPG
image_size	150px
caption	Salomon in 2006
birth_date	12 October 1938
death_date
nationality	Israeli
alma_mater	Stanford University
known_for	mindful transfer of learning
influenced
field	Educational psychology
work_institution	University of Haifa

Gavriel Salomon (Hebrew: גבריאל סלומון; October 1938 – January 2016) was an Israeli educational psychologist who conducted research on cognition and instruction. He was a Professor Emeritus in the department of education at the University of Haifa.

Early life and education

Career

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

Salomon conducted research on the relationship between media and learning, with particular focus on television and computer technologies. He also studied the concept of transfer of learning—how skills and knowledge acquired in one context apply to another.

At the University of Haifa, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Education and founded the Center for Research on Peace Education. His work in peace education included initiatives involving Israeli and Palestinian educators and students.

In addition to academic publications, Salomon contributed to discussions on education policy in Israel, especially in areas related to media literacy and technology in education.

Awards and honours

In 2001, he received the Israel Prize, for education
He also received the Sylvia Scribner Award from the American Educational Research Association He was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Oulu in Finland for his work in education research. Salomon died in January 2016.

References

(2016-04-13). "In Memoriam – Gavriel Salomon".
Salomon, Gavriel. (1992). "Editor's Comment". [[Educational Psychologist (academic journal).
"Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V.".
"Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient".
Israeli appointed to European Community panel. Jerusalem Post, 2002, February 10, page 3.

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