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The American psychologist, 2007-05, Vol.62 (4), p.321-321
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American Psychological Association
Erscheinungsjahr
2007
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Presents an obituary for Irving E. Sigel, 84, an emeritus distinguished research scientist at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Sigel was an internationally recognized scholar who published more than 100 scientific articles, chapters, and books. He also exemplified the best characteristics of the scholar-teacher. Sigel's research focused on representational competence: how people (children, students, parents, teachers, researchers) move from having a concrete, or basic, understanding to having an understanding that includes appreciation of what could happen and hindsight about what could have been, eventually using symbols to represent this understanding. This research, in turn, led him to study how teachers, parents, clinicians, and researchers might most effectively adjust the psychological distance of what they say--or how they question--in order to support the development of representational competence. A past president of APA Division 7 (Developmental Psychology) and of the Jean Piaget Society, from which he received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, Sigel also received many honors and awards both nationally and internationally for his contribution to the understanding of child development. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)