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Record Nr.

UNISA996199888203316

Titolo

Critical readings on Piaget / / edited by Leslie Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1996

ISBN

1-134-78613-1

1-134-78614-X

1-280-31935-6

0-585-45364-0

0-203-43585-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (567 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithLeslie <1943->

Disciplina

155.4/13/092

Soggetti

Knowledge, Theory of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of contributors; List of tables; List of figures; Foreword; Chronological table of reprinted papers; Foreword to Jean Piaget: Critical Assessments; Chronological table of reprinted articles; Piaget's first theory of equilibrium (1918); Learning and adaptation in the theory of constructivism; Jean Piaget: the unknown sociologist?; Values, knowledge, and Piaget; An exploration of the long-term far-transfer effects following an extended intervention program in the high school science curriculum

The acquisition of conceptual knowledge in science by primary school children: group interaction and the understanding of motion down an inclineThinking as argument; The microgenetic method: a direct means for studying cognitive development; Piaget and measurement II: empirical validation of the Piagetian model; Higher-order structure and relational reasoning: contrasting analogical and thematic relations; A life-span approach to object permanence; Magic: special but not excluded; C

Sommario/riassunto

This new collection of distinctive studies tracks developments in the most recent published work during the period 1990-95, with an integral guide and editorial commentary by Leslie Smith. A useful and compact text for students and researchers.