Cognitive apprenticeship is a process by which learners learn from a more experienced person by way of cognitive and metacognitive skills and processes. This chapter explores the elements of cognitive apprenticeship,first offering definitions and a historical context,then moving into a review of research. The research review is organized with a three-part focus: on studies that investigate a holistic approaches to educational applications of the process of cognitive apprenticeship;
on studies that investigate portions of the process, such as scaffolding or mentoring; and on studies that investigate
cognitive apprenticeship activities within communities of practice. Discussion about the intersection of technology and cognitive apprenticeship research is development of guiding principles to support instructional design, teaching, and learning based on the cognitive apprenticeship model.