Commentary on the Reconciliation of Cognitive and Sociocultural Accounts of Conceptual Change.

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Title: Commentary on the Reconciliation of Cognitive and Sociocultural Accounts of Conceptual Change.
Authors: Mercer, Neil (AUTHOR)
Source: Educational Psychologist. Winter2007, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p75-78. 4p.
Subjects: Psychological research, Concepts, Learning, Cognition, Teaching
Abstract: The article focuses on the relationship between the cognitive and sociocultural approaches on conceptual change. According to the author, a well-established tradition of psychological research on the topic of learning exists which do not taken into account all the process of teaching. He also mentioned the difficulty to justify conceptual change with the approach.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:The article focuses on the relationship between the cognitive and sociocultural approaches on conceptual change. According to the author, a well-established tradition of psychological research on the topic of learning exists which do not taken into account all the process of teaching. He also mentioned the difficulty to justify conceptual change with the approach.
ISSN:00461520
DOI:10.1080/00461520709336920