Strategies of Knowledge Acquisition - Couverture souple

Kuhn, Deanna; Garcia-Mila, Merce; Zohar, Anat; Anderson, Charles W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226458091 ISBN 13 : 9780226458090

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 1995

Synopsis

What happens when a child's or adult's existing theories come into contact with new evidence? The authors examine these fundamental processes of knowledge acquisition, using a microgenetic method in which the co-ordination of theory and evidence is followed in sessions over several months. Working on problems in physical and social domains, both children and adults show progress in the level of strategies used - progress that was maintained when new problems were introduced. The authors identify multiple forms of competence - strategic, metastrategic, and metacognitive - involved in the process of developmental change, and they relate their work to issues in the study of conceptual change, causal and scientific reasoning, and the development of thinking skills.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this Monograph, knowledge acquisition is examined as a process involving the coordination of existing theories with new evidence. Central to the present work is the claim that strategies of knowledge acquisition may vary significantly across (as well as within) individuals and can be conceptualized within a developmental framework.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226458091
• ISBN 13: 9780226458090
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible