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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 David Klahr Sharon M. Carver REPLY Scientific Thinking and Knowledge Acquisition 152 Contributors 158 Statement of Editorial Policy 160
Sheldon H. White
Scientific Thinking About Scientific Thinking 137
Deanna Kuhn
Subject Areas: Psychology [JM]
