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Peer reviewedThornton, Stephanie – Child Development, 1999
Proposes that conceptual change is constrained by the child's conceptual structures and the structures inherent in problem-solving tasks. Uses a microgenetic case study and group data to examine how interaction between strategies children bring to a task and the detailed task structure redirect children's attention and create the possibility of…
Descriptors: Attention, Case Studies, Children, Cognitive Development
