The Use of Cognitive Conflict to Promote Conservation Acquisition.

Johnson, Janice K.; Howe, Ann C.

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The Use of Cognitive Conflict to Promote Conservation Acquisition

Johnson, Janice K.; Howe, Ann C.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 15, 4, 239-47, Jul 78

Investigates the effectiveness of two conflict-producing procedures: (1) Peer interaction and conflict training; and (2) Teacher conflict training in promoting the development of logical thinking of fifth-graders as measured by the acquisition of conservation of area. (HM)

Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Educational Research, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Learning, Logical Thinking, Peer Relationship, Science Education

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Language: English

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