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Strategies of Knowledge Acquisition

Deanna Kuhn (Author)

9780631224501, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 1 June 2000

168 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 kg

In this Monograph, knowledge acquisition is examined as a process involving the coordination of existing theories with new evidence. Central to the present work is the claim that strategies of knowledge acquisition may vary significantly across (as well as within) individuals and can be conceptualized within a developmental framework.

Abstract v

Introduction 1

Method 24

Knowledge Acquisition in Adults 33

Knowledge Acquisition in Children 42

Strategies and Strategy Change in Adults 50

Strategies and Strategy Change in Children 64

The Process of Change 75

Conclusions 98

References 121

Acknowledgments 128

COMMENTARY Toward An Evolutionary Epistemology of Scientific Reasoning 129
Sheldon H. White


Scientific Thinking About Scientific Thinking 137

David Klahr Sharon M. Carver REPLY Scientific Thinking and Knowledge Acquisition 152
Deanna Kuhn

Contributors 158

Statement of Editorial Policy 160

Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]

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