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Peer reviewedCallanan, Maureen A. – Child Development, 1985
Reports the results of one study in which parents taught their two- to four-year-olds basic and superordinate concepts, and another, in which they taught them subordinate concepts. Parents' teaching styles were analyzed in terms of their usefulness for children who are attempting to learn about principles of hierarchical classification. (AS)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Language
Peer reviewedParker, Ronald K.; And Others – Child Development, 1971
Purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a hierarchically arranged instructional program in multiple classification, which refers to the ability to define a class by two or more attributes simultaneously. (Authors/MB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Methods Research, Skill Development
