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1. How does the information-processing approach analyze cognitive development?
2. What accounts for the better working memory of school age children compared to that of younger children?
3. What factors account for the increase in cognitive processing speed and capacity during the school years?
4. How does the expanded knowledge base affect thinking and memorization?
5. How does metacognition enhance the thinking of school age children?
6. Describe several of Piaget's logical operations, or principles, that enhance reasoning in during middle childhood?
7. Identify & briefly describe Kohlberg's three levels and six stages of moral development.
8. How does vocabulary increase in middle childhood?
9. What are the chief characteristics of formal & informal language codes, & when is each code used?
10. What changes in teaching practices have resulted from the application of cognitive theory regarding middle childhood?
11. In your experience what was the best measure of your ability to think & learn in childhood: your parents' & teachers' opinions, your scores on tests, or the evaluation of your peers? Why?
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