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| Cognitive Development | 1 |
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| Secondary Education | 1 |
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| Research Papers in Education | 1 |
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| Shayer, Michael | 1 |
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Peer reviewedShayer, Michael – Research Papers in Education, 1986
The relationship of cognitive development to learning science is considered. Views of thinking from both a psychological and a scientific standpoint are compared in order to shed light on current science teaching practice. Metacognition and problem solving are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Metacognition
