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Similarity and the Development of Rules.
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Gentner, Dedre; Medina, Jose – Cognition, 1998
Suggests that in learning and development, the process of comparison can act as a bridge between similarity-based and rule-based processing. A structure-sensitive comparison process, triggered by experiential or symbolic juxtapositions can: (1) facilitate understanding of structural commonalities and the abstraction of rules; and (2) facilitate…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classification, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Beyond Piaget: Accepting Divergent, Chaotic, and Creative Thought.
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Richards, Ruth – New Directions for Child Development, 1996
Discusses creativity, play, and nonconformity in children, including the illusion of thought disorder or abnormality, and aspects of everyday creativity, health, and survival. Describes creative divergence, chaotic amplification, the evolution of information, and primitive cognitive processes. Concludes with a discussion of cognitive styles,…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Constructing Inferences during Narrative Text Comprehension.
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Graesser, Arthur C.; And Others – Psychological Review, 1994
A constructionist theory is described that accounts for the knowledge-based inferences that are constructed when readers comprehend narrative text. Distinctive assumptions of the constructionist theory embrace a principle of search (or effort) after meaning. Literature in support of the theory is reviewed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning), Inferences
Reconceptualizing the Transitive Inference Ability: A Framework for Existing and Future Research.
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Wright, Barlow C. – Developmental Review, 2001
Suggests an account of transitivity and transitive inferential reasoning differing from classic Piagetian and current information processing accounts. Postulates a three-component psychological system, with components relying on perceptual, linguistic, and conceptual subprocesses and sensitivity to simple cues. Maintains that the framework is…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
Analogical Reasoning: What Develops? A Review of Research and Theory.
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Goswami, Usha – Child Development, 1991
Children's analogical reasoning has traditionally been measured by classical four-term analogy tasks or problem-solving tasks. Current theories of analogical development and the evidence on which they are based are reviewed. It is concluded that structural views of analogical development are wrong, and knowledge-based accounts of what develops are…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Age Differences, Analogy, Children
Children Solving Problems. The Developing Child Series.
Thornton, Stephanie – 1995
The developmental increase in the ability to solve problems is a puzzle. Does it come from basic changes in mental skills, or is it a matter of practice? This book from the Developing Child series synthesizes recent research examining children's problem-solving skills development. Chapter 1 presents the major themes: (1) there is increasing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analogy, Child Development, Children