Henry M Wellman (2004)
Theory of mind for learning and teaching: The nature and role of explanation
Miscellaneous publication.
The relationship between "theory of mind" and teaching is deep and complex. We focus on one particularly powerful link that is based on the role of children's psychological explanations in their learning. Psychological explanations involve explaining persons' actions and lives as the causes and consequences of their mental states. We begin by showing that psychological explanations are central to children's developing theories of mind–they are part of the mechanism for development in this domain. We then review theory and data suggesting that psychological explanations are also critically important for learning and being taught more generally. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved) (journal abstract)
Database Name: PsycINFO.
Email Address: [mailto:hmw@umich.edu].
Contact Individual: Wellman, Henry M, Department of Psychology, Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, 300 N. Ingalls, 10th Floor, Ann Arbor, MI, US, [mailto:hmw@umich.edu].
Journal Volume: 19.
Journal Issue: 4.
Journal Pages: 479-497.
Issue Title: Special Issue: The Development of Children's Teaching..
Publication Type: Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal; Original Journal Article.
Format Availability: Electronic; Print.
Format Covered: Print.
Population: Human.
Age: Childhood (birth-12 yrs).
Peer Reviewed: Yes.
Identifiers: learning; teaching; theory of mind; psychological explanations.
Classification: 2820 Cognitive & Perceptual Development.
Number of References: 71 reference(s) present, 71 reference(s) displayed.
Update: 20050110.
Accession Number: 2004-22417-003.
Cited by: 3 (on Jun 01, 2007).
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