Topics in Cognitive Development

1. Front Matter

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2. Theory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Problems of Equilibration

      • Jean Piaget

      Pages 3-13

   3. Comments on the Problems of Equilibration

      • Hans Furth

      Pages 15-20

   4. Piaget’s Concept of Equilibration: Biological, Logical, and Cybernetic Roots

      • Jeanette McCarthy Gallagher

      Pages 21-32

   5. Sequential Order and Plasticity in Early Psychological Development

      • J. McVicker Hunt

      Pages 33-49

3. Research

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51

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   2. Information-Processing Tendencies in Recent Experiments in Cognitive Learning

      • Bärbel Inhelder

      Pages 53-64

   3. Some Observations on Early Cognitive Development

      • Ina C. Uzgiris

      Pages 65-75

   4. Cognitive Development During and After the Preconceptual Period

      • Jonas Langer

      Pages 77-90

   5. The Emergence of the Child as Grammarian

      • Lila R. Gleitman, Henry Gleitman, Elizabeth F. Shipley

      Pages 91-117

   6. Environment, Experience, and Equilibration

      • Celia Stendler Lavatelli

      Pages 119-138

   7. Application of Piagetian Theory to Remediation of Reasoning

      • Beth Stephens

      Pages 139-148

4. Application

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149

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   2. Some Implications of Jean Piaget’s Theory for the Education of Young Children

      • Lois P. Macomber

      Pages 151-163

   3. Piaget’s Theory Applied to a Social Studies Curriculum

      • Barbara Z. Presseisen

      Pages 165-181

   4. The Application of Piagetian Learning Theory to a Science Curriculum Project

      • Marilyn H. Appel

      Pages 183-197

5. Back Matter

   Pages 199-219

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Professor Piaget, who at this writing is in his eightieth year, has dedicated his life to the exploration and explanation of the genesis of knowledge. The Piagetian model rests on both a philosophical and a biological foundation, with psychol­ ogy as the link between these two disciplines. This volume, the first in a series that will record the official Symposium Proceedings of the Jean Piaget Society, is unique in that it encompasses theoreti­ cal, empirical, and applied aspects of Piaget's epistemology. The majority of papers in this collection represent the combined proceedings of the first and second annual symposia of the society. Professor Piaget's address, presented at the First Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society in May, 1971, highlights the papers within this volume. This paper is outstanding in the clarity with which the concept of equilibration is explicated. It is the intention of the society, through this volume and subsequent ones, to extend the monumental body of knowledge provided by Piaget. The editors hope to implement transmission of the concepts within these selected papers so that they may serve as an impetus for future investigations. We are indebted to those who provided us with the invaluable editorial and secretarial assistance necessary for such an undertaking.

• ETA
• Jean Piaget
• development
• education
• knowledge

• Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

  Marilyn H. Appel

• Glassboro State College, Glassboro, USA

  Lois S. Goldberg

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