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Peer reviewedKennedy, Kerry J. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1983
Past research which used Piaget's model of cognitive development has suggested that historical understanding is a developmental construct. The present study, designed to test the theoretical adequacy of previous studies, shows that a new variable, information processing, could predict the level of historical understanding. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
