Children Solving Problems
Published on 1. July 2009
143 pages
978-0-674-04434-0 (ISBN)
Description
Thornton surveys research from a broad range of perspectives in order to explore why successful problem-solving depends less on how smart we are-or, as the pioneering psychologist Jean Piaget claimed, how advanced is our skill in logical reasoning-and more on the factual knowledge we acquire as we learn and interpret cues from the world around us.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04434-0 (9780674044340)
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Stephanie Thornton
Children Solving Problems
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07/1998
Harvard University Press
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Stephanie Thornton
Children Solving Problems
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08/1995
Harvard University Press
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Person
Stephanie Thornton is Lecturer in PsychologyUniversity of Sussex.
Content
Contents 1 / Why Children's Problem-Solving Is Interesting 2 / A Historical Perspective on Children's Problem-Solving: Inference and the Development of Logic 3 / Conceptual Tools for Solving Problems: Inherent Skills and Information 4 / Working through a Problem and Discovering New Strategies 5 / The Social Context of Children's Problem-Solving 6 / Conclusions Notes Suggested Reading Credits Index
