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Peer reviewedKuhn, Deanna; And Others – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 1995
Used a microgenetic method to examine knowledge acquisition as a process by coordinating existing theories with new evidence. Subjects were 17 community college students (ages 22-47) and 15 fourth graders. Assessed knowledge acquisition in problem solving in both physical and social domains. Found multiple strategies for, and varying levels of,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Developmental Stages
