The Role of central conceptual structures in the development of children's thought / Robbie Case, Yukari Okamoto ; in collaboration with Sharon Griffin [and others] ; with commentary by Robert S. Siegler, Daniel P. Keating, and a reply by the authors.

Format Book
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Society for Research in Child Development, ©1996.
Descriptionvi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Cognition in children.
Thought and thinking.
Knowledge, Theory of, in children.

Other author/creatorCase, Robbie.
Other author/creatorOkamoto, Yukari.
Other author/creatorGriffin, Sharon.
Other author/creatorSiegler, Robert S.
Other author/creatorKeating, Daniel P., 1949-
SeriesMonographs of the Society for Research in Child Development ; serial no. 246, vol. 61, no. 1-2, 1996
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development v. 61, no. 1-2. ^A638266
Contents Introduction: reconceptualizing the nature of children's conceptual structures and their development in middle childhood / Robbie Case -- Exploring the microstructure of children's central conceptual structures in the domain of number / Yukari Okamoto and Robbie Case -- Exploring the macrostructure of children's central conceptual structures in the domains of number and narrative / Robbie Case [et al.] -- Evaluating the breadth and depth of training effects when central conceptual structures are taught / Sharon Griffin and Robbie Case -- Central spatial structures and their development / Robbie Case [et al.] -- Cross-cultural investigations / Yukari Okamoto [et al.] -- Modeling the dynamic interplay between general and specific change in children's conceptual understanding / Robbie Case.
Local noteJoyner-FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, MONOGRAPHS OF THE SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER LB1103 .S6.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
ISBN0226095401 (pbk.)