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Kershner, John R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1971
Analysis of task-related errors of 160 first graders tested for their ability to conserve multiple space relations supported Piaget's notion of representational space and the importance of particular field configurations. A figure's relative position was highly important to successful performance, whereas absolute orientation was a secondary…
Descriptors: Conservation (Concept), Perception, Research Projects, Spatial Relationship
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Kershner, John R. – Developmental Psychology, 1971
Results of an experiment investigating the effects of laterality, movement, and language on 160 first grade children's ability to conserve multiple-space relations seem to be consistent with neurophysiological evidence attesting to the asymmetrical functioning of the cerebral hemispheres. (Author/WY)
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Conservation (Concept), Grade 1, Language Ability
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Kershner, John R. – American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1973
Descriptors: Children, Conservation (Concept), Exceptional Child Research, Mental Retardation
Kershner, John R. – 1970
One hundred and sixty first grade boys and girls of normal intelligence were tested for ability to conserve multiple space relations. The criterion task apparatus was a wooden T with a model of schoolhouse attached and centered above the point of contact of the horizontal and vertical axis. The T had a track running the length of both its axes…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept), Grade 1
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Kershner, John R. – Journal of Special Education, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Amputations, Children, Cognitive Development
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Kershner, John R. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1970
Descriptors: Ability, Behavior Patterns, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)