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Peer reviewedSaxe, Geoffrey B.; Moylan, Thomas – Child Development, 1982
Analyzes cognitive developmental changes in the use of a convention for measurement among New Guinea's Oksapmin people. A total of 103 individuals (including unschooled children, unschooled adults, second-grade children, and sixth-grade adolescents) were administered three types of tasks assessing ability to compare lengths. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Basic Skills, Children
