Garton, Alison,  1950- <br/><br/>
Exploring cognitive development :  the child as problem solver / 
Alison F. Garton. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Malden, MA :  Blackwell Pub.,  2004. 
 - 1 online resource (vi, 145 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-135) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction -- Problem solving -- Social explanations for cognitive change -- Change in the context of interactive/collaborative problem solving -- Domain specific knowledge -- Children's potential to change -- Theories of mind -- The way forward -- 2. Theoretical overview -- Piaget and Vygotsky : is there any common ground? -- Peer interaction : various perspectives -- Implications for Piagetian and Vygotskian theories -- Research on collaboration : beyond social interaction -- Sociocultural theory -- Dynamic systems -- Nature of the problem to be solved -- How else can problem solving be described and explained? -- 3. Strategy use and learning in problem solving -- Domains -- Domains as constraints on cognitive development -- Innateness and domain-specificity -- Domains and the social environment -- Strategy choice -- Learning new strategies -- 4. Social problem solving -- Peer interaction and problem solving : a theoretical conundrum -- Peer interaction in the classroom -- Peer interaction and adult-child interaction -- Theory of mind and problem solving -- Self-regulation in problem solving -- Help seeking in problem solving -- The role of talk in collaborative problem solving -- Conclusion -- 5. What the child brings to the task -- Readiness to benefit from interaction -- Cognitive flexibility -- Friendship and sociability -- Motivation to collaborate -- 6. Summary, review, and implications -- What and how revisited -- Difficulties yet to be surmounted -- Implications. 
<br/><br/> This text seeks to explore the many different contemporary approaches to the study of thinking and learning, focusing on problem-solving as a window into developing theories of cognitive development and thinking in children. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470773574 047077357X 1405143274 9781405143271 9781405143264 1405143266 1280197676 9781280197673 9780631234579 0631234578 9780631234586 0631234586 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1002/9780470773574  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>10.1002/9780470773574  Wiley InterScience  http://www3.interscience.wiley.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Problem solving in children.<br/>Cognition.<br/>Problem solving.<br/>Child development.<br/>Child.<br/>Interpersonal relations.<br/>Social environment.<br/>Psychology.<br/>Résolution de problème chez l'enfant.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF723.P8  / G37 2004eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>155.4/1343 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2004 F-342 WS 105.5 D2  / G244e 2004