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Children's Inductive Reasoning: Developmental and Educational Perspectives.

Authors :
Perret, Patrick
Source :
Journal of Cognitive Education & Psychology; 2015, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p389-408, 20p
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Omnipresent in human thought, inductive reasoning consists in (a) detecting regularities, (b) abstracting relations, and (c) deriving general rules. In the first part of this article, I attempt to identify the basic mechanisms underpinning inductive reasoning and the reasons why it is so central to the workings of intelligence. I then go on to describe several factors that researchers in developmental psychology believe may contribute to the development of inductive reasoning. Each factor's influence is illustrated by its potential contribution to the resolution of Raven's Progressives Matrices. In the third and final part, I examine the issue from an educational perspective, showing how developmental hypotheses can inform different types of interventions designed to foster inductive reasoning in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
CHILD psychology
INDUCTION (Logic)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19458959
Volume :
14
Issue :
3
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Journal of Cognitive Education & Psychology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
110379719
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1891/1945-8959.14.3.389