Across the Great Divide: Bridging the Gap Between Understanding of Toddlers' and Older Children's Thinking (Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development) [Paperback]

Zhe Chen (Editor), Robert S. Siegler (Editor)

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Publication Date: June 16, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0631221530 | ISBN-13: 978-0631221531 | Edition: 1

Research on very young children's cognitive development differs greatly from research on cognitive development in older children. The differences include the questions asked, the methods used, the measure employed to provide evidence, and the level of detail at which children's knowledge is represented. The approaches have been so different that it creates the impression that infants' and toddlers' thinking differs qualitatively from that of pre-schoolers and other children. This monograph presents a detailed study of toddlers' problem solving and learning, using microgenetic methods and analyses that have been used with older children. The conclusion is that the gap can be bridged and that theories, methods, measures, and representations of knowledge typically used with older children can improve our understanding of toddlers' problem solving and learning as well.

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Research on very young children's cognitive development differs greatly from research on cognitive development in older children. The differences include the questions asked, the methods used, the measure employed to provide evidence, and the level of detail at which children's knowledge is represented. The approaches have been so different that it creates the impression that infants' and toddlers' thinking differs qualitatively from that of pre-schoolers and other children. This monograph presents a detailed study of toddlers' problem solving and learning, using microgenetic methods and analyses that have been used with older children. The conclusion is that the gap can be bridged and that theories, methods, measures, and representations of knowledge typically used with older children can improve our understanding of toddlers' problem solving and learning as well.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (June 16, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0631221530
• ISBN-13: 978-0631221531
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,213,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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