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Peer reviewedMurayama, Isao – Human Development, 1994
Proposes causal field theory as a model of causal reasoning. Suggests that anomaly detection through comparison with natural events triggers causal reasoning. This anomaly is interpreted in terms of agency; therefore, natural phenomena can be understood through an appeal to agency. The mechanism proposed never changes with development, whereas…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attribution Theory, Children, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedShigematsu, Keiichi; Sowder, Larry – Arithmetic Teacher, 1994
Compares the practice of using drawings in story problems in Japan and the United States and includes recommendations for teachers in the United States. (Contains 14 references.) (MKR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diagrams, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
