The Development of Scientific Thinking Skills (Developmental Psychology): Volume V - Hardcover

 
9780124284302: The Development of Scientific Thinking Skills (Developmental Psychology): Volume V
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0124284302 ISBN 13: 9780124284302
Publisher: Academic Press, 1988

Synopsis

How is existing knowledge reconciled with new information in the mind of a young child, as compared to that of a more sophisticated thinker?
Development of Scientific Thinking Skills explores a new framework for the conceptualization of changes in the strategies of inductive reasoning from middle childhood to adulthood.

  • Cognitive development
  • Thinking skills
  • Scientific thinking
  • Evidence evaluation
  • Theory Revision

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Review

"The Development of Scientific Thinking Skills...is a comprehensive examination of the development of children's scientific thinking skills that is convincing in its breadth, creativity, and thoroughness." --Harvard Educational Review

Synopsis

How is existing knowledge reconciled with new information in the mind of a young child, as compared to that of a more sophisticated thinker? "Development of Scientific Thinking Skills" explores a new framework for the conceptualization of changes in the strategies of inductive reasoning from middle childhood to adulthood. It includes topics such as: cognitive development; thinking skills; scientific thinking; evidence evaluation; and theory revision.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0124284302
ISBN 13 
9780124284302
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
249
Editor
Kuhn Deanna, Amsel Eric, O'Loughlin Michael

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