Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development Part IV Chapter Twelve Middle Childhood: Cognitive Development Building on Theory Language Teaching and Learning

Building on Theory Piaget and School-Age Children A Hierarchy of Categories Other Logical Concepts The Significance of Piaget’s Findings Vygotsky and School-Age Children The Role of Instruction International Contexts

Building on Theory Information Processing Memory Knowledge Control Processes THINKING CRITICALLY: Balls Rolling Down

Language Vocabulary Differences in Language Learning Understanding Metaphors Adjusting Vocabulary to the Context Differences in Language Learning Family Poverty A CASE TO STUDY: Two Immigrants Culture Clash: Question and Response

Teaching and Learning International Schooling Differences by Nation Learning a Second Language Religious Education International Testing Problems with International Benchmarks Gender Differences in School Performance

Teaching and Learning In the United States National Standards Reading Wars, Math Wars, and Cognitive Theory Who Determines Educational Practice?