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Download full textLawson, Anton E.; Wollman, Warren T. – 1975
This study was based on the following assumptions: (1) functioning of the brain's left hemisphere, because of its logical, verbal mode, facilitates conservation reasoning; (2) functioning of the brain's right hemisphere, because of its nonverbal, spatial mode, inhibits conservation reasoning; (3) visual input from the left eye will reach the left…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept), Elementary Education
Peer reviewedLawson, Anton E. – Science Education, 1982
The author examines Novak's position that science and mathematics educators should discard Piaget's theory of intellectual development in favor of Ausubel's theory of meaningful learning as a guide for teaching practice and research. (PB)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedLawson, Anton E.; And Others – Science Education, 1974
The general purposes of this study were to analyze responses on five Piagetian formal operational tasks in a test-retest situation to determine the extent to which taking a pretest effected scores on posttests and to determine task and examiner reliabilities. Significant test score gains on Piagetian tasks appeared to result from test-retest…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
