1st Edition

Cognitive Development and Education

By Johanna Turner Copyright 1984
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Children think in a different way to adults. They also think differently at different ages. This book, originally published in 1984, studies the growth of those processes by means of which thinking evolves from infancy through childhood and adolescence into adulthood. It covers perception, memory, language and, above all, the development of mental ‘programmes’, or strategies, through which people... Read more

Acknowledgements.  1. Introduction  2. Infancy (0-2 Years)  3. The Pre-School Years (2-5)  4. The First School (5-8)  5. Middle School (8-13)  6. Secondary Schooling and Beyond: Adolescence to Senescence  7. Conclusion.  Suggestions for Further Reading.  References and Name Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Johanna Turner