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Identity and Equivalence Conservation: Longitudinal Field Studies in Sequence and Significance.

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Nash, Chris – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1984

Over 1000 out of 4000 preschoolers observed conserved identity of matter over time and roughly two-thirds of the 1000 also conserved equivalence. Follow-up showed no correlation between kindergarten conservation abilities and grade one math performance but significant correlations between equivalence conservation by end of kindergarten and grade…

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Developmental Stages, Elementary Education