Memory Development Between 2 and 20 - Michael Pressley

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Résumé :
For some time now, the study of cognitive development has been far and away the most active discipline within developmental psychology. Although there would be much disagreement as to the exact proportion of papers published in developmental journals that could be considered cognitive, 50% seems like a conservative estimate. Hence, a series of scholarly books devoted to work in cognitive development is espe? cially appropriate at this time The Springer Series in Cognitive Development contains two basic types of books, namely, edited collections of original chapters by several authors, and original volumes written by one author or a small group of authors. The flagship for the Springer Series is a serial publication of the advances type, carrying the subtitle Progress in Cognitive Development Research. Each volume in the Progress sequence is strongly thematic, in that it is limited to some well-defined domain of cognitive? developmental research (e. g. , logical and mathematical development, development of learning). All Progress volumes will be edited collections. Editors of such collec? tions, upon consulting with the Series Editor, may elect to have their books pub? lished either as contributions to the Progress sequence or as separate volumes. All books written by one author or a small group of authors are being published as separate volumes within the series. A fairly broad definition of cognitive development is being used in the selection of books for this series....

Biographie:
Wolfgang Schneider is currently Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of W?rzburg, Germany. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Heidelberg in 1979. His research interests include the development of memory and metacognition, giftedness and expertise, the development of reading and spelling as well as the prevention of reading and math difficulties. He was Vice President and President of the German Psychological Society (2000-2004) and also Vice President of the University of W?rzburg (2004-2009). He is author and (co-) editor of about 40 books, including the volume co-authored with Michael Pressley on Memory Development between Two and Twenty and (co-) authored about 350 journal articles and book chapters. Professor Schneider is currently President of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD)....

Sommaire:
1 A Brief History of Memory Development Research.- 2 Capacity.- 3 Development of Encoding and Retrieval Strategies.- 4 The Knowledge Base.- 5 Metamemory.- 6 Good Strategy Use: A General Model, A Specific Example, and Comments on How To Do Research on the Development of Strategy Proficiency.- 7 Is Good Strategy Use Possible?.- 8 Conclusions.- References and Bibliography.- Author Index....