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Hupp, Susan C.; Mervis, Carolyn B. – Journal of the Association for the Severely Handicapped (JASH), 1981
The learning of categories by six severely handicapped students (8 to 18 years old) was measured within the context of manual sign training. As expected, results supported the best example theory of categorization which suggests that some objects are more representative of their category than others. Implications for classroom material selection…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Elementary Secondary Education
