| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 266 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; Foreword by David Elkind; A Historical Perspective by Irving E. Sigel; Chapter 1 The Teacher as a Decision Maker; Chapter 2 On Educating the Young Thinker: A Perspective; A Constructivist Perspective on the Educationof the Young Child; Representational Competence and the Educationof the Young Child; Development of Representational Competence:General Principles; Development of Representational Competence:The Distancing Concept; Summary; Looking Ahead; Chapter 3 A Day in the Preschool; First Circle; First Free Play; Second Circle |
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Second Free PlayOutdoor Play; A Note on Problem-Solving: The Teacher's Role; Objectives for the Child; Chapter 4 Art and Construction; Visible Thinking; What Shall We Do Next; Summary of Planned Activities for a Two-Week Period; Teacher Objectives: Application in Approaching Art and Construction; Summary; Suggested Resources; Chapter 5 Music and Movement; The Basic Movement Approach; How Do We Represent Through Movement?; Summary; Music; Summary; Suggested Resources; Chapter 6 Science; What is Science?; Cognitive Characteristics of the Preschool Child Relevant to Science Problem-Solving |
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A Fertile Environment for the Emergence of Make-Believe PlaySummary; Suggested Resources; Chapter 9 Educating the Young Thinker: Strategies and Objectives; Guidelines for Educating the Young Thinker; Applying the Guidelines: The Importance of Focus; Developing Skills in Focused Inquiry; The Whys and Hows: Thinking aboutObjectives and Strategies; References; Appendix; Index |
| Summary |
Guidelines for Selecting Activities for Science; Some Sample Teaching Encounters-Spontaneous and Planned; Teacher Evaluation and Planning; Summary; Suggested Resources; Chapter 7 The Social-Affective Domain; The Social-Affective Domain in the Preschool Curriculum; The Classroom Environment: Goals; The Classroom Environment: Influences; Role-Taking; Interpersonal Problem-Solving; Research on Effects of Interpersonal Problem Solving; Summary; Suggested Resources; Chapter 8 Imaginative Play; The Origins and Functions of Dramatic Play |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Published in the year 1984, Educating the Young Thinker is a valuable contribution to the field of Cognitive Psychology |
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Online resource; title from pdf information screen (Ebsco, viewed February 26, 2013) |
| Subject |
Education, Preschool -- Curricula
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Child development.
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Problem solving -- Study and teaching
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EDUCATION -- Preschool & Kindergarten.
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Child development
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Education, Preschool -- Curricula
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Problem solving -- Study and teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sigel, Irving E.
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Saunders, Ruth A.
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| ISBN |
9781136559488 |
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1136559485 |
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