1. Reasoning by Analogy. Structural Theories of Analogical Reasoning. Knowledge-based Accounts of Analogical Reasoning -- 2. Structural Theories of the Development of Analogical Reasoning. Piaget's Theory of Analogical Reasoning. Piaget's Claims -- 3. Testing the Claims of Structural Theory -- 4. Information-processing Accounts of Classical Analogical Reasoning. Sternberg's Componential Model of Analogical Reasoning. Children's Ability to Use the Component Processes -- 5. Problem Analogies and Analogical Development. Performance Factors in Analogical Problem-solving. When is a Relational Focus Spontaneous? -- 6. Analogies in Babies and Toddlers. Evidence for Sensitivity to Relational Similarity in Infants. Evidence for the Use of Relational Comparisons by Infants. Evidence for Sensitivity to Relational Similarity in Toddlers -- 7. Analogies in the real world of the classroom. Common Themes. The Spontaneous Use of Analogy. A Failure of Spontaneous Analogy: Analogies in Learning Mathematics
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Children Cognition Development
Children Cognition Development
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Bibliography: p145-151. - Includes index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-151) and indexes
