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Lamb, Richard; Firestone, Jonah; Schmitter-Edgecombe, Maureen; Hand, Brian – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Critical thinking when engaged in science problem solving around even simple tasks such as the Piagetian volume conservation task is a complex endeavor. Tasks such as the conservation task often require the interaction of multiple cognitive systems. Parity judgment, retrieval, and lateral thinking are three examples of such systems interacting…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Models
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Vaughter, Reesa M. – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1975
Assessed the relative difficulty in the utilization of oddity and matching response strategies in 144 children, ages 5-13 years. A model of matching and oddity problem-solving is presented based on the data collected. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Tasks, Elementary School Students, Models
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Tatarsky, Julian H. – Child Development, 1974
Presents an investigation of the hypothesis that an increase in the salience of the total class dimension should improve class-inclusion performance. Subjects were 220 children in kindergarten through third grades. (SDH)
Descriptors: Developmental Tasks, Dimensional Preference, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten Children