The Effect of Language on a Child's Conception of Speed: A Comparative Study on Japanese and Thai Children.

Mori, Ichio; And Others

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Effect of Language on a Child's Conception of Speed: A Comparative Study on Japanese and Thai Children

Mori, Ichio; And Others

Science Education, 60, 4, 531-534, Oct-Dec 76

Japanese and Thai kindergarten children were shown the same visual displays of moving objects and asked to compare the speed of those moving objects. The results significantly indicated that Thai children's concept of speed is further advanced than that of Japanese children. (MLH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Velocity

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Identifiers - Location: Japan; Thailand

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