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Lockman, Jeffrey L. – Infancy, 2008
For many decades, tool use has been viewed primarily as a cognitive achievement, an ability that separates not only adults and older children from infants, but humans from virtually all other species. According to this standard account, tool use and associated means-ends behaviors are dependent on symbolic or representational thinking. Organisms…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Object Manipulation, Behavior, Individual Differences

Glassman, Michael; Whaley, Kimberlee – Early Child Development and Care, 1999
Compared the impact of a small box emitting sounds in response to nearby motion introduced into an infant/toddler and a preschool classroom to illustrate qualitative differences in how children of different ages recognize the same objects as mediating devices for activity. Found that the box became a social object for infants/toddlers and part of…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Educational Theories, Infants
Kamii, Constance; O'Brien, Thomas C. – 1978
An interview taped in 1978 with Constance Kamii, a child development researcher who studied Piagetian theory at the University of Geneva, is presented in this document. When asked what teachers of young children should keep in mind, Dr. Kamii talked about teaching to the child's level and cautioned against dealing with symbolic materials, advising…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy

Williams, Connie K.; Kamii, Constance – Young Children, 1986
Maintains that young children learn to think when they act on objects, thus developing what Piaget refers to as physical and logico-mathematical knowledge. Teachers can encourage thinking/mental action by creating situations that are personally meaningful to the children, by providing decision-making opportunities, and by providing opportunities…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Early Childhood Education

Castle, Kathryn – Childhood Education, 1985
Discusses the value of tool-use activities to help toddlers develop emerging skills, experience creative expression, and understand means-end relationships. Provides examples of opportunities for using objects as tools, including language acquisition, self-help activities, dramatic play, sensory experiences, and object manipulation. (DST)
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Cognitive Development, Creative Expression, Developmental Tasks