Description
The first English translation of Jean Piaget's only extended treatment of reflecting abstraction - a process Piaget believed to be crucial to understanding human cognitive development
Of great contemporary relevance, the research has significant implications for theories of cognitive development and for education, especially relating to mathematics.
An introduction by the translator provides a comprehensive historical and theoretical context for the book.
An introduction by the translator provides a comprehensive historical and theoretical context for the book.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Reflecting Abstraction in Context (Robert L. Campbell) Part 1: The Abstraction of Logico-arithmetic Relations. Preface: Logico-arithmetical or Algebraic Abstraction. 1. Abstraction, Differentiation, and Integration in the Use of Elementary Arithmetic Operations. 2. The Construction of Common Multiples. 3. The Inversion of Arithmetic Operations. 4. Abstraction Generalization During Transfers of Units. 5. Problems of Class Inclusion and Logical Implication. 7. The Form and Logical Implication. 8. The Formation of Analogies. 9. From Concrete Forms of the Klein Group to the INRC Group. Part 2: The Abstraction of Order. 9. Additive and Exponential Series. 10. Conditions on Reading off Complex Additive Series. 11. Ordering Practical Activity. 12. Changes in Ordering or Necessary Backtracking. Conclusion of Part Two. Part 3: The Abstraction of Spatial Relationships. 13. Relations Between the Surface Area and the Perimeter of Rectangles. 14. The Movements of a Suspended Projectile. 15. Diagonals. 16. The Displacement of a Reference Point in a System of Cyclic Movements. 17. Abstraction from Displacements and from their Coordinates. 18. Rotations and Translations. 19. The Rotation of a Bar Around a Pivot During the Sensorimotor Period. Conclusion of Part 3. General Conclusions: I. Projection. II. The Creation of Novelties Specific to Reflecting Abstraction. III. Equilibration, the Source of Noveltles, and Relationships Between the Intentions and Extensions of Structures. IV. Empirical and Reflecting Abstraction.
