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Peer reviewedWilliams, 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
