Children's Thinking
- ISBN-10
- 0131312103
- ISBN-13
- 9780131312104
- Series
- Children's Thinking
- Category
- Psychology / Developmental / Child
- Pages
- 429
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Author
- Robert S. Siegler
Description
This book brings together major research findings and theories on the development of children's thinking from infancy to adolescence, and also considers the subsequent practical implications. It examines the processes through which development occurs, as well as the nature of the changes that mark cognitive development in language, perception, memory, conceptual understanding and problem-solving. theories of cognitive development from Ceci, Halford, Keil, Markman and Wellman and discusses the development of such fundamental concepts as time, space and mind. Major emphasis is placed on infants' attention and perception in the first days of life whilst there is thorough exploration of the relation between brain maturation and cognitive development.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2017-02-28
- 712 pages
- Paperback
- SAGE Publications, Incorporated
-
- 2017-01-04
- 1320 pages
- Paperback
- SAGE Publications
-
- 2017-01-04
- 720 pages
- Paperback
- SAGE Publications
Similar books
-
Children's Thinking
By Robert S. SieglerThis book offers a unified account of major research findings and theories on the development of children's thinking from infancy to adolescence as well as the practical implications. The book...
-
Children's Thinking
By Robert S. Siegler, Martha Wagner AlibaliThis book offers a unified account of the major research findings and theories on the development of children's thinking from infancy to adolescence; and also considers their...
-
Children's Thinking: What Develops?
By Robert SieglerFirst published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
-
The Development of Children’s Thinking: Its Social and Communicative Foundations
By Ulrich Muller, Jeremy Carpendale, Charlie LewisIn C. Gallaway & B. J. Richards (eds), Input and Interaction in Language Acquisition (pp. 3–12). ... Sonuga-Barke, E. J., Kennedy, M., Kumsta, R., Knights, N., Golm, D., Rutter, M., Maughan, B., Schlotz, W., and Kreppner, J. (2017).
-
Emerging Minds: The Process of Change in Children's Thinking
By Robert S. SieglerIn this new book, Robert Siegler addresses these and other fundamental questions about children's thinking. Previous theories have tended to depict cognitive development much like a staircase.
-
Points of Viewing Children's Thinking
By Ricki Goldman-Segall, Ricki GoldmanShe continues talking about Josh and Thomas as if nothing at all has happened. They always talk in class, she says, and want to do the opposite of what their teacher requests them to do. When comparing herself to Josh and Thomas as they ...
-
Children's Thinking: Cognitive Development and Individual Differences
By David F. BjorklundIn J. Doris ( Ed . ) , The suggestibility of children's recollections : Implications for eyewitness testimony ( p . ... 322 : Critical period effects in second language learning : The influence of maturational state on the acquisition ...
-
Children's Thinking: Developmental Function and Individual Differences
By David F. BjorklundThis text integrates two related areas of developmental psychology: the study of cognitive development and the study of the individual differences in childrens' thinking.
-
Developing Thinking and Understanding in Young Children: An Introduction for Students
By Sue RobsonJohnson, S. (2001) Teaching Thinking Skills, Impact No. 8, London: Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain. Johnson, S.C., Dweck, C.S., and Chen, F.S. (2007) 'Evidence for Infants' Internal working Models of Attachment'.
-
Young Children's Thinking
By Marion DowlingThe weight of research and experience coupled with the warmth of the fascination of children′s development over Marion′s professional and personal lifetime′ -Professor Mick Waters, Wolverhampton University ′This highly knowledgeable ...