Cultural tools, social interaction and the development of thinking

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The role of cultural artifacts in cognitive development is examined. The author argues that children who socially interact with more experienced partners learn how to use tools that contribute to cognitive development, and maintains that in an effort to understand cognition one has to understand its relationship with cultural tools.

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Are We All Gradualists at Heart?

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The author criticizes the theory that children's development of knowledge is a gradual process. She indicates discrepancies in the theory, including children's abilities to understand similar concepts, definition of knowledge, and methods of measuring intellectual growth.

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Taking Development Seriously

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The theory that children's cognitive processes are rigidly sequential is evaluated. The author concedes that children are capable of cognitive flexibility, and discusses her reasons for the initial development of a model that describes children's cognitive processes.

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