Exploring Cognitive Development
Alison F. Garton
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Description for Exploring Cognitive Development
Paperback. This book uses the paradigm of the child as a problem solver to examine various theories of cognitive development. * Provides balanced coverage of a broad range of contemporary theories. * Focuses on collaborative tasks which are carried out with other children or adults. Num Pages: 160 pages, 2. BIC Classification: JMC; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
This book uses the paradigm of the child as a problem solver to examine various theories of cognitive development.
This book uses the paradigm of the child as a problem solver to examine various theories of cognitive development.
- Provides balanced coverage of a broad range of contemporary theories.
- Focuses on collaborative tasks which are carried out with other children or adults.
- Asks whether social interaction is the key to improvement in problem solving skills, or whether it is the skills and abilities that the child brings to the task that are paramount.
- Draws on a wide range of research, including the author’s own research into dyadic problem solving.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631234586
SKU
V9780631234586
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99-50
About Alison F. Garton
Alison F. Garton is Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia. She is the author of Learning to be Literate (Blackwell Publishing, Second Edition, 1998) and Social Interaction and the Development of Language and Cognition (1992), and the editor of Systems of Representation in Children (1993).
Reviews for Exploring Cognitive Development
"This is an exciting and provocative account of children’s intellectual activities. Alison Garton makes a persuasive case that, in order to understand intellectual development, we must study the social context in which it takes place." Professor Peter Bryant, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford "With up-to-date coverage, excellent descriptions of research and ... Read more