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BRUNER, JEROME S. – 1965
UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PROFESSOR BRUNER, THE CENTER FOR COGNITIVE STUDIES AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAS CARRIED OUT A SERIES OF STUDIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGNITION. THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 30 EXPERIMENTS ON THE GROWTH OF PERCEPTION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND REASONING BETWEEN THE AGES OF 3 AND 10, IN PURSUIT OF A THEORY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE CHANGES IN…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Sigel, Irving E., Ed.; Hooper, Frank H., Ed. – 1968
Theoretical and empirical research derived from Piagetian theory is collected on the intellectual development of the elementary school child and his acquisition and utilization of conservation concepts. The articles present diversity of method and motive in the results of replication (validation studies of the description of cognitive growth) and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Kennedy, Graeme – 1970
This paper reviews current literature concerning the development of children's comprehension of the processes of natural languages and it recommends a new study approach designed to evaluate the joint effects of lexical and syntactic devices on comprehension. It discusses three main kinds of investigations--studies of the comprehension of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Language, Children, Communication (Thought Transfer)