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Context and Cognition: Ways of Learning and Knowing book cover

1st Edition

Context and Cognition Ways of Learning and Knowing

Edited By Paul Light, George Butterworth Copyright 1992
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge
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Originally published in 1993, the study of cognitive development in children had moved from a focus on the intellectual processes of the individual studied in relative isolation, as in the classic work of Piaget, to a concern in the 1970s and 1980s with social cognition characterized by Vygotsky's views. In the years following, the trend toward an understanding of the situated nature of... Read more

1. Context and Cognition in Models of Cognitive Growth George Butterworth  2. Social Class, Context and Cognitive Development Antonio Roazzi and Peter Bryant  3. Culture, Context and the Construction of Knowledge in the Classroom Neil Mercer  4. Proportional Reasoning In and Out of School Analúcia Dias Schliemann and David William Carraher  5. Word Problems: A Microcosm of Theories of Learning Jean Lave  6. Sociocultural Processes of Creative Planning in Children’s Playcrafting Jacquelyn Baker-Sennet, Eugene Matusov and Barbara Rogoff  7. Desituating Cognition through the Construction of Conceptual Knowledge Giyoo Hatano and Kayoko Inagaki  8. The Pragmatic Bases of Children’s Reasoning Vittorio Girotto and Paul Light  9. Contexts and Cognitions: Taking a Pluralist View Jacqueline J. Goodnow and Pamela Warton.  Index.

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