Cognitive Development in Context: An Investigation of Practical Problem Solving and Developmental Tasks.

Klaczynski, Paul A.

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ERIC Number: EJ485770

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Publication Date: 1994

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Cognitive Development in Context: An Investigation of Practical Problem Solving and Developmental Tasks.

Klaczynski, Paul A.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v23 n2 p141-68 Apr 1994

In a preliminary ethnographic study, the developmental tasks of 23 first-year and 20 fourth-year medical students were assessed with reference to practical problem solving. Findings provide direct support for a relationship between practical intellectual development and life course contexts. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Context Effect, Developmental Tasks, Ethnography, Intelligence, Life Events, Medical Education, Medical Students, Problem Solving

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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