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11 Cognitive development and education – Key Research Wood et al. (1976) The role of tutoring in problem solving Describe the Wood et al study. Evaluate the study through appropriate issues and debates. Use the study to explain cognitive development and education. In groups of 4 – using the original article 1 member of the group makes notes on background and aim, 1 on procedure, 1 on results and 1 on conclusions. Feedback to others and summarise further. Consider the following issues and debates from Wood et al.’s research. Usefulness of research- the benefits of scaffolding. Nature/nurture – the importance of each at different ages. Individual/situational – the importance of being in the situation with a tutor. Reductionism/holism - the combination of a tutor and an independent problem solver. Inter-rater reliability - agreement on 594 events between the two observers. Does the study lack generalizability / external validity? Students complete different sample essays for different debates around research into cognitive development and education. Peer mark and suggest improvements to answers, use the generic mark scheme from OCR resource, - page 23 and 24.