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Children's Developing Theory of Mind and Pedagogical Evidence Selection
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Bass, Ilona; Gopnik, Alison; Hanson, Mason; Ramarajan, Dhaya; Shafto, Patrick; Wellman, Henry; Bonawitz, Elizabeth – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Natural pedagogy emerges early in development, but "good" teaching requires tailoring evidence to learners' knowledge. How does the ability to reason about others' minds support early pedagogical evidence selection abilities? In 3 experiments (N = 205), we investigated preschool-aged children's ability to consider others' knowledge when…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Preschool Children, Instruction, Evidence
Top 20 Principles from Psychology for Early Childhood Teaching and Learning
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American Psychological Association, 2019
Psychological science has much to contribute to enhancing teaching and learning in the classroom. Teaching and learning, in turn, are intricately linked to social and behavioral factors of human development, including cognition, motivation, social interaction, and communication. Psychological science also contributes to effective instruction;…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Psychology, Instruction, Learning Processes
The Effects of Instruction on Length Relations on the Classification, Seriation, and Transitivity Performances of First- and Second-Grade Children
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Johnson, Martin L. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 1974
First and second graders (n=81) were randomly partitioned into experimental and control groups. The experimentals were given experiences in sorting and seriating objects. Significant treatment and grade effects (p.01) were found on a seriation test, but no significant relationships between classification and transitivity nor seriation and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Child Development, Classification, Cognitive Development
Learning by Doing--Piagets konstruktivistische Lerntheorie und ihre Konsequenzen fur die padagogische Praxis (Learning by Doing--Piaget's Constructivist Learning Theory and Its Consequences for Pedagogical Practice).
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Vollmers, Burkhard – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1997
Presents Jean Piaget's theory of genetic recognition, one of the first constructivist learning theories. Examines critically the relationship of the theory to present-day teaching and learning research, pedagogical practice, and other forms of constructivism. Asserts that one practical application of Piaget's learning theory would be to teach by…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology, Constructivism (Learning)
Children and Computers: Approaching the Twenty-First Century.
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Lepper, Mark R.; Gurtner, Jean-Luc – American Psychologist, 1989
Reviews the controversy over the effects that various forms of computer use are likely to have on different children's learning, motivation, and social behavior. Considers difficulties in the current state of empirical research in this area, and offers recommendations for future research. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Children, Classroom Environment
Parents, Teachers and Children: A Study of an Educational Home Visiting Scheme.
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Raven, John – 1980
The results of an evaluation of an educational home visiting (EHV) program in Scotland that utilized home visitors (attached to nursery schools) to promote parents' involvement in their children's educational development are presented in this report. Two assessment strategies were employed. One strategy (S1) was used to investigate the practical…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
On Clinical Studies in Mathematics Education.
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Easley, J. A., Jr. – 1977
This document was developed to provide some perspectives on the use of case studies and other clinical approaches in mathematics education. A large portion of the paper contrasts several research strategies, discussing in detail some of the procedures and results of three distinctive types of clinical studies. The perspectives and the premises of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Clinical Diagnosis