Cognitive style and early education
By: edited by Olivia N. Saracho
Series: Routledge library editions. Psychology of education -- volume 35; Routledge library editions -- v. 35.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781315209968
Subjects: Cognitive styles in children; Cognitive learning; Early childhood education; Styles cognitifs chez l'enfant; Apprentissage cognitif; Éducation de la première enfance; EDUCATION; Educational Psychology; General; Elementary
Other titles: Cognitive style in early education
Description: "Cognitive style, a psychological construct, characterizes individual differences in styles of perceiving, remembering, thinking and judging. Originally published in 1990, this volume explores important findings emerging from contemporary research on cognitive style in young children and the implications for classroom practice at the time. Suggestions are provided for using knowledge of cognitive style in classroom settings to match learning tasks to cognitive style and to develop cognitive flexibility. Educators can use knowledge of young children's and teachers' cognitive styles to improve the quality of education and educational opportunities for all children."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Originally published in 1990 by Gordon and Breach.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction to the Series; Preface; Introduction; Section I Background Information; CHAPTER 1 Cognitive styles in children: some evolving trends1; CHAPTER 2 Limitations of applying cognitive styles to early childhood education; CHAPTER 3 Cognitive style and the evaluation of young children's educational programs; Section II Implications of Cognitive Processes for Classroom Procedures; CHAPTER 4 An information processing view of field dependence-independence1.; title: CHAPTER 5 The importance of cognitive style in children's acquisition of reading skillCHAPTER 6 Symbolic play and ideational fluency as aspects of the evolving divergent cognitive style in young children; CHAPTER 7 The development of cognitive organization in young children: an exploratory study*; CHAPTER 8 The influence of cognitive style on the teaching practices of elementary teachers; Section III Implications of Cognitive Style on Diverse Populations; CHAPTER 9 A bicognitive-multicultural model for a pluralistic education.; title: CHAPTER 10 Academic literacy in linguistic minority children: the connections between language, cognition and cultureCHAPTER 11 The influence of perceptual development on cognitive style: cross ethnic comparisons; CHAPTER 12 Cognitive style and the gifted young child; Section IV Summary; CHAPTER 13 Reflecting on individual differences in young children: cognitive style and early education; About the Contributors; Index.