Abstraction: Current Research and Theoretical Developments.

Ohlsson, Stellan, Ed.; Lehtinen, Erno, Ed.

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ERIC Number: EJ550062

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Publication Date: 1997

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Abstraction: Current Research and Theoretical Developments.

Ohlsson, Stellan, Ed.; Lehtinen, Erno, Ed.

International Journal of Educational Research, v27 n1 p1-88 1997

To enhance the study of abstract knowledge and to make it a central concern in the study of cognition, and to explore the nature of abstractions and the function of abstraction, the seven chapters in this special issue formulate researchable hypotheses, propose working hypotheses, identify major phenomena, and outline possible educational applications. (SLD)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Hypothesis Testing, Knowledge Level, Research Needs, Theory Practice Relationship, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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