The Development of Economic Thinking in Children and Adolescents.

Schug, Mark C.

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The Development of Economic Thinking in Children and Adolescents.

Schug, Mark C.

Social Education, v47 n2 p141-45 Feb 1983

Jean Piaget's cognitive theory was used to investigate the economic reasoning of children and adolescents. Findings indicate student reasoning becomes more abstract, other directed, and flexible with increasing age; five concepts are prerequisites to understanding other economic concepts; and the rate at which economic reasoning develops varies by grade and concept. (AM)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Economics Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies

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Language: English

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