Exploring Cognitive Development

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This book uses the paradigm of the child as a problem solver toexamine various theories of cognitive development. * * Provides balanced coverage of a broad range of contemporarytheories. * * Focuses on collaborative tasks which are carried out with otherchildren or adults. * * Asks whether social interaction is the key to improvement inproblem solving skills, or whether it is the skills and abilitiesthat the child brings to the task that are paramount. * * Draws on a wide range of research, including the author'sown research into dyadic problem solving.

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Alison F. Garton

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"This is an exciting and provocative account of children'sintellectual activities. Alison Garton makes a persuasive casethat, in order to understand intellectual development, we muststudy the social context in which it takes place." ProfessorPeter Bryant, Department of Experimental Psychology, University ofOxford "With up-to-date coverage, excellent descriptions of researchand a sociocultural approach to problem solving, this book fills animportant niche." Robert S. Siegler, Teresa Heinz Professor ofCognitive Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University "Well grounded in the work of Piaget and Vygotsky, AlisonGarton's wide-ranging account of children's problemsolving encompasses the latest cognitive developmental and socialcognitive theories. As well as having conceptual depth, the book isenjoyable to read." Graeme Halford, Professor of Psychology,University of Queensland "Alison Garton's new book is an excellent, highlyreadable, examination of children as problem solvers. Gartonprovides a refreshing account of the social aspects of problemsolving as she examines not only the effects of collaboration butalso the processes whereby children's learning is enhanced(bringing about cognitive change) and ultimately their longer-termcognitive development. Equally important, she nicely covers what itis that individual children bring to the collaborativeexperience--their personal characteristics (flexibility,motivation, sociability, friendship with the social partner, etc.)that can have a dramatic impact on the problem-solving experienceand consequences. While acknowledging the influence ofPiaget's and Vygotsky's theories, and highlighting someof the best research based on these theories, Garton persuades usof the importance of going beyond them. This book should find ahome on the bookshelves of all who are interested inchildren's cognitive development." Dr Jonathan Tudge,University of North Carolina at Greensboro "A course book with the approach of the child as problem solverboth in a social, collaborative sense and in relation to their ownintrinsic skills. It explores in particular ways in whichcollaboration influences the cognitive outcome. It reviews thetheories of Piaget and Vygotsky and proposes that a frutifulapproach lies in examining characteristics of children that maylead them to benefit from collaboration." Scientific and MedicalNetwork Review, Summer 2005
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