Exploring Cognitive Development: The Child as Problem Solver: Garton/Exploring

This book uses the paradigm of the child as a problem solver to examine various theories of cognitive development. Provides balanced coverage of a broad range of contemporary theories. Focuses on collaborative tasks which are carried out with other children or adults. Asks whether social interaction is the key to improvement in problem solving skills, or whether it is the skills and abilities that the child brings to the task that are paramount. Draws on a wide range of research, including the author's own research into dyadic problem solving. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–14): Chapter 2 Theoretical Overview (pages 15–43): Chapter 3 Strategy Use and Learning in Problem Solving (pages 44–68): Chapter 4 Social Problem Solving (pages 69–95): Chapter 5 What the Child Brings to the Task (pages 96–119): Chapter 6 Summary, Review and Implications (pages 120–128): This book uses the paradigm of the child as a problem solver to examine various theories of cognitive development.

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• Provides balanced coverage of a broad range of contemporary theories.
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• Focuses on collaborative tasks which are carried out with other children or adults.
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• Asks whether social interaction is the key to improvement in problem solving skills, or whether it is the skills and abilities that the child brings to the task that are paramount.
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• Draws on a wide range of research, including the author’s own research into dyadic problem solving.

"This book uses the paradigm of the child as problem solver to explore various theories of cognitive development. Focusing on collaborative tasks that are undertaken with other children or adults, the author explores a broad range of contemporary theoretical perspectives that could account for children's thinking and learning. In particular, she asks whether social interaction is the key to improvement in problem-solving skills, or whether the skills and abilities that the child brings to the task are paramount. The book draws on several studies, including the author's own research into dyadic problem solving."--Jacket This text seeks to explore the many different contemporary approaches to the study of thinking and learning, focusing on problem-solving as a window into developing theories of cognitive development and thinking in children. This text seeks to explore the many different contemporary approaches to the study of thinking and learning, focusing on problem solving as a window into developing theories of cognitive development and thinking in children How do children learn to think, and to use thinking or, more generally, cognition to learn?