A Hierarchy of Concepts in Cognitive Development.

Autor/in	Halford, Graeme S.
Titel	A Hierarchy of Concepts in Cognitive Development.
Quelle	(1985), (19 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Age Differences; Child Development; Cognitive Ability; Cognitive Development; Criteria; Decision Making; Developmental Stages; Foreign Countries; Infants; Inferences; Preadolescents; Preschool Children; Theories; Validity; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kindesentwicklung; Denkfähigkeit; Kognitive Entwicklung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Ausland; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Inference; Inferenz; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Theory; Theorie; Gültigkeit; Australien
Abstract	Cognitive development proceeds through a series of four levels. The first is the single-class level, attained by infants at approximately 1 year of age. At the single-class level, concepts are based on element similarity or convention (for example, images and words for common objects). The second level is the relational level, attained by toddlers at about 2 years of age. At the relational level, concepts concern two classes and the relation between them. Relational concepts may be based on element similarity, convention, or relational similarity. The third level is the inferential level, attained by young children at about 5 years of age. At the inferential level, relational concepts are composed to form higher level concepts, and inferences are possible. Concepts at the inferential level may be based on element or relational similarity, convention, or internal consistency, the last of which gives semantic independence. The fourth level is that of logical reasoning, in which new expressions may be generated and the logical validity of inferences may be checked. Research indicates that this level is attained when children are about 11 or 12 years old. (Author/RH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC