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Bruner, Jerome S.; Olson, David R. – Interchange, 1977
The impact of language (especially written language) on the acquisition of knowledge and skills in children is discussed. (MJB)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewedTaylor, Marjorie; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Four experiments investigated children's ability to notice and remember events in which the acquisition of factual information occurs. Results indicated that children tend to report they have known newly learned information for a long time, suggesting that children have some understanding of knowledge acquisition, but not at the level of adults.…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedThompson, Laura A. – Child Development, 1994
Examined the nature of perceptual classification in children and young adults. Found that most children attend selectively to one stimulus dimension when making perceptual classification judgments. Suggests that this developmental trend does not appear to be a holistic-to-analytic shift but rather a trend toward greater consistency in following a…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Children, Classification
Berg, Paul C., Ed.; George, John E., Ed. – 1968
The three papers presented in this publication examine in depth the thought and practices that currently prevail in the specialized areas of reading and concept attainment. Two of the papers deal with concept learning and the transformation of this knowledge into instructional guidelines. The third paper considers the importance o f concept…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Associative Learning, Child Development, Concept Formation
Download full textBerg, Paul C., Ed.; George, John E., Ed. – 1968
The three papers presented in this publication examines in depth the thought and practices that currently prevail in the specialized areas of reading and concept attainment. Two of the papers deal with concept learning and the transformation of this knowledge into instructional guidelines. The third paper considers the importance of concept…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Associative Learning, Child Development, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedWellman, Henry M.; Hickling, Anne K. – Child Development, 1994
Presents the results of three studies examining children's conception of the mind itself as an independent, active entity. Findings revealed a developing ability in children to interpret and produce statements personifying the mind and provided considerable evidence of children's movement toward a conception of the mind as an active agent…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Peer reviewedSchwanenflugel, Paula J.; And Others – Child Development, 1994
Examined 8- and 10-year olds' understanding of the unique features of and potential relations among mental activities. Found a developing tendency to organize mental activities on the degree to which memory was a component of the activity. Results suggest that a constructivist theory of mind develops in later childhood. (AA)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedSiegler, Robert S. – American Psychologist, 1983
Proposes five generalizations on existing knowledge, learning, and their interaction, and discusses evidence for these from recent research on children's learning, memory, conceptual understanding, and problem solving. (Author/AOS)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Development, Child Psychology, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewedRosengren, Karl S.; Hickling, Anne K. – Child Development, 1994
Children's magical explanations and beliefs were investigated in two studies. Found that many four-year olds view magic as a plausible mechanism, yet reserve magical explanations for certain real world events that violate their causal expectations. Parents and culture at large may at first actively support magical beliefs whereas peers and schools…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attribution Theory, Beliefs, Child Development
