Development of rules and strategies: Balancing the old and the new

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 446-457

  Siegler, Robert S ^a   Chen, Zhe ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance scales; Cognitive development; Encoding; Rule assessment; Rule use; Scientific reasoning; Strategies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0036549114     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jecp.2002.2666     Document Type: Article

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