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Download full textButts, David P.; Howe, Ann C. – 1970
Tested was the hypothesis that science instruction based on task analysis will lead to the acquisition of the ability to perform certain Piaget volume tasks which have been characterized as requiring formal operations for their solutions. A Test on Formal Operations and a Learning Hierarchies Test were given to fourth- and sixth-grade students in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept), Elementary School Science
Peer reviewedHowe, Ann C.; Shayer, Michael – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
A sex-related difference, favoring boys, was found on initial performance of two samples (one British, one American) of 10- and 11-year-old children on tasks involving volume and density. After classroom instruction that included opportunities for interaction with appropriate materials, both sexes performed at higher levels but differences…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
