Basic and Applied Perspectives on Learning, Cognition, and Development (Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805818332 ISBN 13: 9780805818338

Publisher: Psychology Press, 1995

Synopsis

Although current views of cognitive development owe a great deal to Jean Piaget, this field has undergone profound change in the years since Piaget's death. This can be witnessed both in the influence connectionist and dynamical system models have exerted on theories of cognition and language, and in how basic work in cognitive development has begun to influence those who work in applied (e.g., educational) settings. This volume brings together an eclectic group of distinguished experts who collectively represent the full spectrum of basic to applied aspects of cognitive development.

This book begins with chapters on cognition and language that represent the current Zeitgeist in cognitive science approaches to cognitive development broadly defined. Following a brief commentary on this work, the next section turns to more applied issues. Although the focus here is on arithmetic learning, the research programs described have profound implications for virtually all aspects of education and learning. The last chapter views cognitive development from the perspective of ethology and evolutionary biology, and in so doing provides a theoretical perspective that is novel and in some ways, prescient: specifically, how can our views of cognition incorporate recent work in biology?

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Edited by Nelson, Charles A.

Edition details

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805818332
• ISBN 13: 9780805818338
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Nelson Charles A.