 |  A Child's World: Infancy through Adolescence, 9/e Diane E. Papalia,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sally Wendkos Olds
Ruth Duskin Feldman
Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Chapter Overview
Chapter 13 focuses on a number of important issues concerning cognitive development
in middle childhood. In this chapter the authors:
Look at the cognitive development of school-age children from the Piagetian,
information-processing, and psychometric perspectives
Describe advances in moral reasoning, memory, and language abilities
Discuss controversies surrounding the design and use of IQ tests, bilingual
education, and teaching of reading
Examine influences on school achievement and how schools meet special needs |
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