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Reflections on J.V. Wertsch's "From Social Interaction to Higher Psychological Processes," "Human Development," 1979
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Saxe, Geoffrey B. – Human Development, 2008
In his 1979 "Human Development" article reprinted in this anniversary issue, James Wertsch presented an approach to genetic analysis of the shifting regulation of problem-solving behavior in early childhood. In my reflections on Wertsch's seminal contribution, I discuss ways that subsequent inquiry built upon ideas he elaborated in the…
Descriptors: Social History, Investigations, Interpersonal Relationship, Genetics
Conservations and Decalage.
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Bovet, Magali C.; And Others – Human Development, 1982
Several experiments with 8- to 9-year-old children are reported to demonstrate that "decalage" observed between success in problems of conservation of weight, volume, and density is due to the different task situation as presented by Piaget and Inhelder. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes
Role of Agency in Causal Understanding of Natural Phenomena.
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Murayama, Isao – Human Development, 1994
Proposes causal field theory as a model of causal reasoning. Suggests that anomaly detection through comparison with natural events triggers causal reasoning. This anomaly is interpreted in terms of agency; therefore, natural phenomena can be understood through an appeal to agency. The mechanism proposed never changes with development, whereas…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attribution Theory, Children, Cognitive Development
Conceptual Acquisition and Change through Social Interaction.
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Kobayashi, Yoshikazu – Human Development, 1994
Examines the role of social interaction as a facilitator of learning in general and conceptual change in particular. Three conditions are proposed as necessary for social interaction to facilitate knowledge construction--horizontal information, comparable domain knowledge, and availability of cognitive tools. Suggests that these conditions assure…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Acquiring Mathematical Knowledge through Semantic and Pragmatic Problem Solving.
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Matsuhita, Kayo – Human Development, 1994
Pragmatic and semantic problem solving are examined as processes that enhance acquisition of mathematical knowledge. It is suggested that development of mathematical cognition involves restructuring and that math teachers can help restructure children's knowledge systems by providing them with situations in which semantic and pragmatic problem…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
The Centrality of Analogy in Knowledge Acquisition in Instructional Contexts.
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Suzuki, Hiroaki – Human Development, 1994
Proposes analogy as the central mechanism of knowledge acquisition in formal domains. Discusses experimental data on preschoolers' knowledge of one-to-one correspondence and college students' understanding of force decomposition. Suggests that a knowledge base domain is a thematically organized knowledge structure and that thematic relations in a…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Force
The Development of Pragmatic and Non-pragmatic Motivation.
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Subbotsky, E. – Human Development, 1995
Examines two different types of human motivation, pragmatic and nonpragmatic. Experimental studies in preschool-age children in both the former Soviet Union and Western cultures are presented. Suggests that the two contrasting conceptions of human motivation lead to totally different practical strategies for transforming human motivation in…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Cultural Influences