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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455183703321

Autore

Thornton Stephanie <1952->

Titolo

Children solving problems [[electronic resource] /] / Stephanie Thornton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1995

ISBN

0-674-04434-7

Descrizione fisica

143 p. : ill

Collana

The developing child

Disciplina

155.4/1343

Soggetti

Problem solving in children

Child psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-137) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1/Why Children’s Problem- Solving Is Interesting -- 2/A Historical Perspective on Children’s Problem-Solving: Inference and the Development of Logic -- 3/Conceptual Tools for Solving Problems: Inherent Skills and Information -- 4/Working through a Problem and Discovering New Strategies -- 5/The Social Context of Children’s Problem-Solving -- 6/Conclusions -- Notes -- Suggested Reading -- Credits -- Index