How Children Discover New Strategies

by Robert S. Siegler, Eric A Jenkins, Eric A. Jenkins

Book Overview

This well-documented book divides the process of constructing new problem-solving strategies into two parts: discovery of the new strategy, and its generalization to new contexts. By using a trial-by-trial analysis, the authors are able to identify the exact trial on which the new strategy is first used, the circumstances that lead to the discovery, and the generalization of the strategy beyond its initial use. These observations disconfirm popular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138972037
• ISBN13: 9781138972032
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"