Encouraging the Transition from Concrete to Formal Cognitive Functioning-An Experiment.

Lawson, Anton E.; Wollman, Warren T.

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ERIC Number: EJ148766

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Publication Date: 1976

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Encouraging the Transition from Concrete to Formal Cognitive Functioning-An Experiment

Lawson, Anton E.; Wollman, Warren T.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 13, 5, 413-430, Sep 76

This study was concerned with student transition from concrete to formal cognitive functioning. Results of training 32 fifth-grade and 32 seventh-grade students indicated that instruction can effect the desired transition of ability to isolate and control variables. (SL)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Instruction, Learning, Science Education, Transfer of Training

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