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Knowledge Under Construction investigates how young children develop spatial, geometric, and scientific thinking skills--particularly those associated with architecture. Based on original research and analysis of videotapes of children's play with blocks, the authors' findings suggest that such play is anything but pointless. Their conclusions fill in gaps in our current understanding of how children learn to think spatially and scientifically even while challenging portions of that understanding, including some of Piaget's thesis about the primacy of topological space in children's learning. A system of measurement developed to identify and categorize children's spontaneous behavior at play allows adults to observe patterns of behavior and record the development of process skills and cognitive abilities, enhancing our understanding of how children begin to learn about space and architectural relationships. The book also examines the educational implications of our enhanced understanding. One possible development is a new, alternative way to measure cognitive abilities and development in children based on their work with blocks.
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Cognition in children, Play, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Play, Educational Psychology, Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent, Education / Educational Psychology, Elementary, Preschool & Kindergarten, Education, Psychology, Play, psychological aspects, Spel, Cognitieve ontwikkeling, KinderenShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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Knowledge Under Construction: The Importance of Play in Developing Children's Spatial and Geometric Thinking
March 28, 2007, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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0742547892 9780742547896
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Knowledge under Construction: The Importance of Play in Developing Children's Spatial and Geometric Thinking
2007, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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1299797539 9781299797536
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Knowledge under construction: the importance of play in developing children's spatial and geometric thinking activities
2007, Rowman & Littlefield
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0742547884 9780742547889
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