Emerging minds : the process of change in children's thinking / Robert S. Siegler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Siegler, Robert S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cognition in children.

Cognitive styles in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The author's theory on how children change from infant to adolescent in their ability to think is based on evidence and is presented in a clear way that focuses on change whilst reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of other competing theories.

Contents:

1. Whose Children Are We Talking About?; 2. Evolution and Cognitive Development; 3. Cognitive Variability: The Ubiquity of Multiplicity; 4. Strategic Development: Trudging up the Staircase or Swimming with the Tide?; 5. The Adaptivity of Multiplicity; 6. Formal Models of Strategy Choice; 7. How Children Generate New Ways of Thinking; 8. A New Agenda for Cognitive Development; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

9780197561379

0197561373

OCLC:

1222774629

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.