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Parent, Sophie; Normandeau, Sylvie; Larivee, Serge – Child Development, 2000
Emphasizes the benefits of cooperation between researchers in developing a comprehensive model of cognitive development that considers the constraints of human brain structures and the interplay of general laws of development and individual differences in developmental pathways within the context of social and cultural environments. (Author)
Descriptors: Brain, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Cooperation

Kuhn, Deanna – Child Development, 2000
Suggests that the study of memory needs to be situated within broader conceptual and research contexts. Examines how four contexts accommodate memory phenomena: (1) knowledge; (2) comprehension; (3) context/function; and (4) strategy. Suggests that memories are best examined as knowledge structures resulting from efforts to understand, and that…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Comprehension