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Cognitive development and the learning of elementary concepts
Author(s) -
Wohlwill Joachim F.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660020313
Subject(s) - set (abstract data type) , cognitive development , cognition , perception , process (computing) , development (topology) , mathematics education , psychology , cognitive science , piaget's theory of cognitive development , concept learning , cognitive psychology , computer science , mathematics , mathematical analysis , neuroscience , programming language , operating system
Wohlwill calls for longitudinal studies and a sequential analysis to help solve the mystery of cognitive development. He holds that as a child develops, his perceptual set in approaching problems is supplanted by a different set which has to do more with symbolic operations relating to concepts. The development of this new set is discussed together with the role of measurement in the developmental process. Implications are drawn for providing general types of early experiences to facilitate cognitive development.