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Acredolo, Curt – Human Development, 1997
Suggests some difficulties and challenges in understanding and teaching Piaget's new theory. Outlines some differences between Piaget's new and standard theories, such as the diminished status of the emergent skills that mark the onset of concrete operational thinking and the perception of achievements in concrete operations as empirical…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Developmental Stages

Acredolo, Curt – Human Development, 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)