1st Edition

Cognitive Development Neo-Piagetian Perspectives

446 Pages
by Psychology Press

446 Pages
by Psychology Press

430 Pages
by Psychology Press

Tying together almost four decades of neo-Piagetian research, Cognitive Development provides a unique critical analysis and a comparison of concepts across neo-Piagetian theories. Like Piaget, neo-Piagetian theorists take a constructivist approach to cognitive development, are broad in scope, and assume that cognitive development is divided into stages with qualitative differences. Unlike... Read more
1. From Piaget to the Neo-Piagetians. 2. The Theory of J. Pascual-Leone. 3. Structuralist Approaches to Developmental Stages. Problem Solving in Children. 4. The Cyclical Nature of Skill Development. 5. Structures and Processes in Case's Theory of Development. 6. Cognitive Development as Change in Representations. 7. Cognitive Development and Emotional Development. 8. Applications. 9. In Conclusion.

Biography

Sergio Morra, Camilla Gobbo, Zopito Marini, Ronald Sheese

"The authors of Cognitive Development: Neo-Piagetian Perspectives have done a remarkable job of reviewing and summarizing the research and theory of a number of workers who have attempted to build upon the theory and research of Jean Piaget." – David Elkind, PsycCRITIQUES