we think we know something about children's thinking.
It's not at all like that of adults.
The first article is inked by my former teacher and is one
of the best "one chapter" summaries of thinking processes in children.
I think . . .
The second article is where a co-author of mine takes a brain cell
by brain cell look at thinking and applies physiology to Piaget.
And then all this theory evolves into practicality as you listen to children
"think" in the latter articles.
reading 1
reading 2
reading 3
reading 4
reading 5
reading 6
reading 7
reading 8
reading 9
reading 10
reading 11
reading 12
on my own:
find two more articles that actually talk about
BRAIN FUNCTIONING
in kids.
Don't get wishy-washy education articles -- but
something that deals with how the brain works in
problem solving.
Summarize and react to these papers.
readings:
1972: the child -- { chapt #3 }--- ( not on Net; get book from dr. leyden ) --
teaching science in the elementary school --
renner; et.al
1982: myelin and maturation: a fresh look at piaget ---
tst -- mar -- virginia r. johnson
1972: conversations with children:
their interpretation of causality
chapt #l6 p l93 good: science-children --- Wm C. Brown
1979: where does the old moon go? --
the science teacher -- nov -- michael cohen / martin kagan
1988: the earth is round ?
science and children -- feb -- alan lightman / philip sadler
----: the art of listening to children
fascinating clues on how to clinically analyze student answers
1993: genius - from Skeptics magazine v2 #1
1993: memory: true / false
how does memory work? Can you convict someone of rape 30 years
ago by using "repressed memory syndrome?"
1980 ?: some data on Piaget testing -- rather spooky when thinking skills of HS students is examined.
1978: leyden et al: did'ja ever wonder ? pages from our book: teaching science -- Grades 5 to 9
1987: misconceptions - defined
1985: leyden, et. al. - thinking about learning; learning about thinking -- pages from our book
write about your thoughts and feelings concerning these pieces of prose.
and . . .