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Direct linkSmolucha, Larry; Smolucha, Francine – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
According to Lev S. Vygotsky (1896-1934), the highest levels of abstract thinking and self-regulation in preschool development are established in "pretend play using object substitutions." An extensive research literature supports Vygotsky's empirical model of the internalization of self-guiding speech (social speech > private speech…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Early Childhood Education, Abstract Reasoning, Self Control
Kim, Mi Song – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2014
Social constructivist theorists tend to identify qualitative educational research as discovering meaning and understanding by the researcher's active involvement in the construction of meaning. Although these approaches have been widely influenced by Vygotsky's social constructivist approach, his own theoretical framework has received…
Descriptors: Empathy, Aesthetics, Constructivism (Learning), Sociocultural Patterns
Download full textBodrova, Elena; Germeroth, Carrie; Leong, Deborah J. – American Journal of Play, 2013
The authors consider the analysis of the literature on play research by Lillard and others in the January 2013 "Psychological Bulletin," an analysis that questioned the prevailing assumption of a causal relationship between play and child development, especially in the areas of creativity, reasoning, executive function, and regulation of…
Descriptors: Play, Metacognition, Sociocultural Patterns, Attribution Theory
Rodrigues, Kathleen J. – Journal of Adult Education, 2012
This paper describes application of innovative practice and procedures in relationship to recognized principles and theory of adult education used in college math instruction. Adult learning principles provide the theoretical constructs and foundation of the practice supporting a learner-centered approach to learning. The purpose was to explore…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Teacher Effectiveness, Experiential Learning, Adult Learning
Peer reviewedJoesting, Joan; Joesting, Robert – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Disadvantaged Youth
Gamlin, P. J. – 1978
Focusing on the process by which intentions get expressed in written form, this article presents a theory of communicative competence based on the development of the "part-whole" thinking process. Specific topics discussed in the article are: speech act theory; speech act theory and theories stressing the importance of subject cognition; genetic…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Peer reviewedLeroux, Janice A. – Roeper Review, 1986
Analysis of cognitive, psychoanalytical, and moral development theories of J. Piaget, O. Rank, E. Erikson, L. Kohlberg, D. Elkind, and C. Gilligan revealed teaching strategies for gifted adolescents which involve encouraging creativity and problem-solving skills; supporting student interests; developing students' positive self-esteem; exposing…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Creativity
Wallace, R. Duncan – 1979
Underlying mental processes are common to all people in spite of individual differences in capability, intelligence, attitude, and motivation. When these processes are combined to form a single, observable entity, they can be interpreted as a universal action pattern of the mind. Educators, psychotherapists, and other individuals interested in…
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Timpson, William; Bendel-Simso, Paul – Atwood Publishing, 1996
Instructors face many choices, and their decisions and actions should be based on certain concepts. Believing that many instructors do not know enough about those concepts and the educational research and theories behind them, the authors brings together a synthesis of what is available in the realm of teaching and learning: theoretical and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Concept Mapping, Educational Research, Mastery Learning
Thomas, Jeanne L. – 1992
This textbook is designed to introduce undergraduates to the scientific study of aging in adults. Among the topics covered in the book's 15 chapters are: approaches to the study of adult development and aging (research methodology and related issues, a life-span perspective, ethical issues); theories in the study of adult development (models of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
