Beschreibung:
The third edition of this essential book presents a comprehensive and accessible overview of contemporary theory and research about young children's developing thinking and understanding. This edition brings together up-to-date research into neuroscience and digital learning, combining theory with discussions for best practice.
1. How can we think about young children's thinking? 2. Theories of cognitive development: learning to think and thinking to learn 3. The social, cultural and emotional contexts of thinking and understanding 4. The brain and the body: neuroscience and embodied cognition 5.Knowing about the mind: executive function, theory of mind, self-regulation and metacognition 6. Observing, describing and documenting children's thinking and understanding 7. Language, communication and thought 8. Knowing about the world: the development of children's concepts 9. Young children's visual thinking 10. Young children's thinking in music 11. Approaches to developing young children's thinking and understanding