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Publication Date: 1996
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Preschoolers' Practical Thinking and Problem Solving: The Acquisition of an Optimal Solution Strategy.
Cohen, Michael
Cognitive Development, v11 n3 p357-73 Jul-Sep 1996
Investigated strategies used by preschoolers to accomplish a repeatedly requested practical task. Participants satisfied customer requests for vegetables in a play store, with the number of moves and strategy type recorded and coded. Arithmetic pre- and posttests were also administered. Found that with repeated exposure, the children became significantly more efficient in choosing strategies requiring fewer physical moves. (EV)
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Language: English
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