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Relationship of Conservation Explanations to Item Difficulty
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Peisach, Estelle; Wein, Norman – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1970
Descriptors: Conservation (Concept), Difficulty Level, Intellectual Development, Primary Education
A Theory of the Acquisition of Conservation
Halford, Graeme S. – Psychol Rev, 1970
Descriptors: Children, Conservation (Concept), Learning Processes, Learning Theories
Task Differences on Conservation and Transitivity Problems
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Keller, Harold R.; Hunter, Mary L. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1973
Authors emphasize the importance of investigating the effects of task variables on multiple dependent measures at various age levels and points in time. (Authors/CB)
Descriptors: Conservation (Concept), Cues, Grade 1, Performance Factors
Conservation of Liquids and Compensation of Relations: Processes and Arguments
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Gentile, J. Ronald; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1972
The construct of conservation, as presently studied in dichotomous form (i.e., Conservers vs. Nonconservers), may be a convenient fiction, but that is all it is. There seems to be great need to treat this dimension as the continuous variable it really is. (Authors)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Compensation (Concept), Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
Cognitive Capacity of Very Young Children: Yet Another Replication
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Higgins-Trenk, Ann; Looft, William R. – Journal of Psychology, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Nonverbal Communication
Attention to Stimulus Dimensions in the Conservation of Liquid Quantity
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Miller, Patricia H. – Child Development, 1973
Results show that both kindergarten nonconservers and kindergarten conservers found height most salient. Third-grade conservers found quantity most salient but could easily attend to height and width. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Conservation (Concept), Data Analysis
Conservation of Mass, Weight, and Volume in Intermediate Grades
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Bat-haee, Mohammad Ali – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Conservation (Concept), Intellectual Development
Quantitative Judgments of Culturally Advantaged and Disadvantaged Preschool Children
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Kaufmann, James M.; And Others – Psychological Reports, 1971
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept)
Eye Movement and Horizontal Decalage: Some Preliminary Findings
Boersma, F. J.; And Others – Percept Mot Skills, 1970
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Eye Fixations