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A cognitive developmental approach is essential to understanding cumulative technological culture
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2020
Abstract
Osiurak and Reynaud argue that children are not a good methodological choice to examine cumulative technological culture (CTC). However, the paper ignores other current work that suggests that young children do display some aspects of creative problem-solving. We argue that using multiple methodologies and examining how technical-reasoning develops in children will provide crucial support for a cognitive approach to CTC.
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