Thinking in childhood and adolescence

• Main Authors: Strom, Paris (Author), Strom, Robert D. (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP, Information Age Publishing, Inc, [2013]
• Series: Lifespan learning.
• Subjects: Cognition in children.; Thought and thinking.; Critical thinking in children.; Education > Educational Psychology.; Educational psychology.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806613335
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-435-1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 346 pages)

Until recently educators were expected to provide all the knowledge students would need to ensure their future. However, the Internet has altered conditions of learning in ways that motivate students to be more self-directed and less dependent on direct instruction. Neuroscience discoveries about br...