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How Children Discover New Strategies - Siegler, Robert, and Jenkins, Eric A.
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This well-documented book divides the process of constructing new problem-solving strategies into two parts: discovery of the new strategy, and its generalization to new contexts. By using a trial-by-trial analysis, the authors are able to identify the exact trial on which the new strategy is first used, the circumstances that lead to the discovery, and the generalization of the strategy beyond its initial use. These observations disconfirm popular stereotypes of the discovery process and provide important insights into the ...

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How Children Discover New Strategies 2016, Psychology Press Ltd, Hove

ISBN-13: 9781138972032

Paperback

How Children Discover New Strategies 1989, Psychology Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780805804720

Hardcover