Adolescent Cognition: Thinking In A New Key
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Highlights the adolescent's new intellectual attainments and examines the academic, social, and emotional consequences of these changes. Includes footage in a public middle school and structured interviews illustrating the intellectual challenges adolescents face as they construct personal identities and new mental capacities.
Media Details
Runtime: 32 minutes 50 seconds
- Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Education
- Subtopic: Adolescence, Psychology, Teacher Training
- Grade/Interest Level: 10 - 12
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- Release Year: 1999
- Producer/Distributor: Davidson Films
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