Robson, Sue

Developing thinking and understanding in young children : an introduction for students / Sue Robson - London : Routledge, 2006 - x, 210 p.

Includes bibliography and index

How can we think about young children's thinking? --
Theories of cognitive development : learning to think and thinking to learn --
The social, cultural, and emotional contexts of thinking and understanding --
The developing brain --
Knowing about the mind : theory of mind, self-regulation, and metacognition --
Observing, describing, and documenting children's thinking and understanding --
Language, communication, and thought --
Knowing about the world : the development of children's concepts --
Young children's visual thinking --
Approaches to developing young children's thinking and understanding.

9780415361088 (pbk)


Cognition in children-Psychology

155.413 / R5761