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Valentin, Dominique; Chanquoy, Lucile – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
This study examined the ability of children to classify fruit and flower odors. We asked four groups of children (4-11 years of age) and a group of adults to identify, categorize, and evaluate the edibility, liking, and typicality of 12 fruit and flower odors. Results showed an increase in interindividual agreement with age for the taxonomic…
Descriptors: Olfactory Perception, Classification, Child Development, Young Children
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Hecht, Steven A.; Vagi, Kevin J. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore individual patterns of strengths and weaknesses in children's mathematical knowledge about common fractions. Tasks that primarily measure either conceptual or procedural aspects of mathematical knowledge were assessed with the same children in their fourth- and fifth-grade years (N = 181, 56% female and 44%…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Concept Formation, Grade 5, Grade 4