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Part IV. Chapter Twelve. Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development. Building on Theory Language Teaching and Learning. Building on Theory. Piaget and School-Age Children A Hierarchy of Categories Other Logical Concepts The Significance of Piaget’s Findings
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Part IV Chapter Twelve Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development Building on Theory Language Teaching and Learning
Building on Theory • Piaget and School-Age Children • A Hierarchy of Categories • Other Logical Concepts • The Significance of Piaget’s Findings • Vygotsky and School-Age Children • The Role of Instruction • International Contexts
Building on Theory • Information Processing • Memory • Knowledge • Control Processes • THINKING CRITICALLY: Balls Rolling Down
Language • Vocabulary • Understanding Metaphors • Adjusting Vocabulary to the Context • Differences in Language Learning • Family Poverty • A CASE TO STUDY: Two Immigrants • Culture Clash: Question and Response
Teaching and Learning • International Schooling • Differences by Nation • Learning a Second Language • Religious Education • International Testing • Problems with International Benchmarks • Gender Differences in School Performance
Teaching and Learning • In the United States • National Standards • Reading Wars, Math Wars, and Cognitive Theory • Who Determines Educational Practice?