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Peer reviewedFranklin, Margery B. – Young Children, 1973
Discusses the emergence and early development of symbolic functioning in children engaged in nonverbal, expressive activities. Concludes that symbolic functioning must be considered in the affective as well as cognitive sphere of development. Implications for educational practice and questions for further research are presented. (DP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Nonverbal Learning, Preschool Children
Cole, Michael; And Others – 1971
After intensively studying for several years the thinking processes of members of a tribal group in Western Africa, the Kpelle, the authors examine the relation between culture and cognitive development. The following issues are discussed: (1) an analysis of the terms "culture" and "cognition"; (2) an ethnographic description of the Kpelle…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Associative Learning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
