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Peer reviewedZimmerman, Barry J. – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1978
As an example, two aspects of children's conservation are explained: decalages and the shift from perceptual to quantitative cues. This approach, relative to structuralist formulation, involves cognitive factors such as prior learning, as well as impinging social experience. It is compatible with Piaget's theory, yet simpler and more flexible. (CP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
Peer reviewedBoulton-Lewis, Gillian M. – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 1987
Describes study of elementary school children in Australia which was designed to determine their sequential knowledge of measuring length and to apply recent cognitive theories to predict the sequence of development of knowledge. Recent literature is reviewed, information processing skills are discussed, and skills required for measuring length…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developed Nations, Elementary Education
