Thinking Mechanisms In Cognitive Development And Academic Achievement

Author : Dr. Jayashree S. Reddy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788172734992
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thinking Mechanisms in Cognitive Development and Academic Achievement written by Dr. Jayashree S. Reddy and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the experimental research study conducted on high school students of Gulbarga city, where in experimental group was trained in Lateral Thinking Skills based on Six Thinking Hats concept of Edward de Bono. And the impact of this training was studied on the students cognitive development academic achievement. Lateral thinking is closely related to insight, creativity and humor. It is concerned with generation of new ideas and way of using mind as well as a way of handling information. Lateral Thinking meansmoving sideways (rather as usual vertical or normal thinking ways) to look things, here one creates as many alternative as one can. Lateral thinking skills helps individual to develop other types of thinking skills as well, which are essential for idea generation, problem - solving, decision-making, information arrangement etc. This book may become resource for student's research scholars, educationists, school psychologists and counselors, HR trainers and innovative research experts.

Author : James P. Byrnes
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462547133
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Development for Academic Achievement written by James P. Byrnes and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This integrative text spotlights what educators need to know about children's cognitive development across grade levels (PreK-12) and content areas. The book provides a concise introduction to developmental neuroscience and theories of learning. Chapters on general cognitive abilities probe such crucial questions as what children are capable of remembering at different ages, what explains differences in effort and persistence, and how intelligence and aptitudes relate to learning. Domain-specific chapters focus on the development of key academic skills in reading, writing, math, science, and history. Multiple influences on academic achievement and motivation are explored, including school, family, cultural, and socioeconomic factors. Each chapter concludes with clear implications for curriculum and instruction.

Author : James L. McClelland
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135706115
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mechanisms of Cognitive Development written by James L. McClelland and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of mechanisms of cognitive development. It is part of the "Carnegie Mellon Symposia on Cognition Series" and focuses on behavioural and neural perspectives of cognitive development.

Author : James L. McClelland
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1135706107
Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mechanisms of Cognitive Development written by James L. McClelland and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume considers how children's thinking evolves during development, with a focus on the role of experience in causing change. It brings together cutting-edge research by leaders in the psychology and neurobiology of child development to examine the processes by which children learn and those that make children ready and able to learn at particular points in development. Behavioral approaches include research on the "microgenesis" of cognitive change over short time periods (e.g., several hour-long sessions) in specific task situations. Research on cognitive change over longer time scales (months and years) is also presented, as well as research that uses computational modeling and dynamical systems approaches to understand learning and development. Neural approaches include the study of how neuronal activity and connectivity change during acquisition of cognitive skills in children and adults. Other investigations consider the possible emergence of cognitive abilities through the maturation of brain structures and the effects of experience on the organization of functions in the brain. Developmental anomalies, such as autism and attention deficit disorder are also examined as windows on normal development. Four questions drive the volume: *Why do cognitive abilities emerge when they do during development? *What are the sources of developmental and individual differences, and of developmental anomalies in learning? *What happens in the brain when people learn? *How can experiences be ordered and timed to optimize learning? The answers to these questions have strong implications for how we educate children and remediate deficits that have impeded the development of thinking abilities. These implications are explored in several chapters in the volume, as well as in the commentaries by leading discussants.

Author : Robert S. Siegler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195352084
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Emerging Minds written by Robert S. Siegler and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1998-10-29 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do children acquire the vast array of concepts, strategies, and skills that distinguish the thinking of infants and toddlers from that of preschoolers, older children, and adolescents? In this new book, Robert Siegler addresses these and other fundamental questions about children's thinking. Previous theories have tended to depict cognitive development much like a staircase. At an early age, children think in one way; as they get older, they step up to increasingly higher ways of thinking. Siegler proposes that viewing the development within an evolutionary framework is more useful than a staircase model. The evolution of species depends on mechanisms for generating variability, for choosing adaptively among the variants, and for preserving the lessons of past experience so that successful variants become increasingly prevalent. The development of children's thinking appears to depend on mechanisms to fulfill these same functions. Siegler's theory is consistent with a great deal of evidence. It unifies phenomena from such areas as problem solving, reasoning, and memory, and reveals commonalities in the thinking of people of all ages. Most important, it leads to valuable insights regarding a basic question about children's thinking asked by cognitive, developmental, and educational psychologists: How does change occur?

Author : Sara Meadows
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135422532
Total Pages : 634 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Child as Thinker written by Sara Meadows and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of The Child as Thinker has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide an informed and accessible overview of the varied and extensive literature on children's cognition. Both theory and research data are critically examined and educational implications are discussed. After a brief discussion of the nature and subject of cognition, Sara Meadows reviews children's thinking in detail. She discusses the ways children remember and organise information in general, the acquisition of skills such as reading, writing and arithmetic, and the development of more complex reasoning as children grow to maturity. As well as studies that typically describe a generalised child, the book also reviews some of the main areas relevant to individual differences in normal cognitive development, and critically examines three major models of cognitive development. In outlining the work of Piaget, information-processing accounts and neo-Vygotskian theories, she also evaluates their different explanations of cognitive development and their implications for education. Finally, the book examines biological and social factors that may be involved in normal and suboptimal cognitive development. Sara Meadows provides an important review of the crucial issues involved in understanding cognitive development and of the new data and models that have emerged in the last few years. This book brings together areas and approaches that have hitherto been independent, and examines their strengths and weaknesses. The Child as Thinker is essential reading for all students of cognitive development.

Author : Robert S. Siegler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Children's Thinking written by Robert S. Siegler and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author is an alumnus of Evanston Township High School from the class of 1966.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309324882
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.

Author : Patrick Lemaire
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351779087
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cognitive Development from a Strategy Perspective written by Patrick Lemaire and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cognitive Development from a Strategy Perspective recognises the outstanding scientific legacy of Robert S. Siegler as a pioneer of modern research on cognitive development throughout the lifespan. This volume presents a collection of essays written by leading scholars in the field, using cutting-edge research to illustrate how Siegler’s work and ideas lay the groundwork for much of the modern studies on cognitive development. The collection includes chapters which examine strategic aspects of lifespan cognitive development, change mechanisms underlying cognitive development, and numeracy acquisition with emphasis given to the application of new strategies for education. It explores conceptual and methodological frameworks to best study and understand development during childhood and adulthood, and the role of foundational core knowledge on development and acquisition. These foundational issues are examined from various angles and finally integrated in a concluding panoramic chapter written by Siegler himself. Cognitive Development from a Strategy Perspective offers valuable reading for graduates and researchers in cognitive development and mathematical cognition, as well as those at the interface of psychology and education.

Author : Philip Adey
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134853688
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Really Raising Standards written by Philip Adey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by experienced teachers and educational researchers Phillip Adey and Michael Shayer, Really Raising Standards analyses attempts to teach children to think more effectively and efficiently. Their practical advice on how to improve children's performance by the application of the findings of the CASE research project will radically alter the approach of many professional teachers and student teachers as to the education of children in schools. An important contribution to the application of psychological theory in education.