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Peer reviewedSmith, Mike U.; Sims, O. Suthern, Jr. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Review of literature concerning problem solving in genetics and Piagetian stage theory. Authors conclude the research suggests that formal-operational thought is not strictly required for the solution of the majority of classical genetics problems; however, some genetic concepts are difficult for concrete operational students to understand.…
Descriptors: Biology, Developmental Stages, Educational Research, Genetics
Priest, Simon – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, 1990
Outdoor leaders with sound judgment can gather many specific experiences, induce them into a collection of general concepts, store these as memory maps in the mind, later recall the general concepts as needed, and deduce a specific prediction from them. Proposes that evaluative reflection after a judgment is made is the component missing from most…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Deduction
Fisher, Carolyn Hall – 1990
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the private speech of 40 kindergarten children involved in a problem-solving task differed according to gender, socioeconomic status, sociability, and academic ability. The introductory chapter provides a brief summary of the theoretical views of Piaget and Vygotsky concerning private speech.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Identification, Interpersonal Competence, Kindergarten
Download full textRembold, Karen L.; Yussen, Steven R. – 1986
The purpose of this paper is to review the relevant evidence concerning the relationship between knowledge and its effect on learning, with an end to answering the questions: (1) How important is knowledge to learning? and (2) How does the relative importance of knowledge change with development? The paper is divided into three main sections:…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Age Differences, Behaviorism, Cognitive Development
Macdonald, C. A. – 1990
The Threshold Project focuses on the language and learning difficulties that children in Southern African schools experience when they change from their mother tongue to English as a medium of instruction in their fifth year of schooling. This report discusses Threshold Project research relating to the nature of pupils' cognitive capacities and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development
Thornton, Stephanie – 1995
The developmental increase in the ability to solve problems is a puzzle. Does it come from basic changes in mental skills, or is it a matter of practice? This book from the Developing Child series synthesizes recent research examining children's problem-solving skills development. Chapter 1 presents the major themes: (1) there is increasing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Analogy, Child Development, Children
