BOOK REVIEW: DEMETRIOU, A., SPANOUDIS, G., GREIFF, S., PANAOURA, R., VAINIKAINEN, M., KAZI, S., & MAKRIS, N. (2024). EDUCATING THE DEVELOPING MIND: A DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY OF INSTRUCTION. ROUTLEDGE, LONDON AND NEW YORK, TAYLOR & FRANCIS. 278 PAGES. ISBN: 9

Abstract

This article reviews Demetriou, Spanoudis, Greiff, Panaoura, Vainikainen, Kazi, and Makris’s book, which explains how children process their thinking and how their reasoning faculty functions and develops as they grow. The book draws ideas from a social constructivist perspective of Lev Vygotsky, Jean Piaget, and Jerome Bruner and empirical studies over 40 years to emphasise the importance of children’s minds in the teaching process and in the construction of learning. The book proposes a strong framework and strategy for developing and enhancing children’s cognitive thinking and processes. The book discusses how development occurs around cognition and calls for guided constructive teaching for young learners. It provides information that can help individuals take charge of their learning process.