Acquisition of Conservation: A Clarification of Piagetian Terminology, Some Recent Findings, and an Alternative Formulation.

Acredolo, Curt

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Publication Date: 1981

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Acquisition of Conservation: A Clarification of Piagetian Terminology, Some Recent Findings, and an Alternative Formulation.

Acredolo, Curt

Human Development, v24 n2 p120-37 1981

Provides clarification of the Piagetian theory of the development of conservation and reviews the state of knowledge regarding the theory. It is concluded that reasonable evidence exists suggesting that conservation by identity precedes and induces the emergence of conservation by inversion and compensation. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Compensation (Concept), Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Logical Thinking

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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