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Peer reviewedBlewitt, Pamela; Durkin, Marcie – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Depending on age and the demands of the task, people may use different processing strategies in object categorization. Three-year-olds used a wholistic approach with strong effects of object typicality on three categorization tasks. Older children and adults showed differential effects of typicality, suggesting various strategies including…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Age Differences, Classification
Peer reviewedBattista, Michael J., Ed.; Clements, Douglas H. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
Described is how using LOGO tools for manipulating embodiments of geometric objects helps students construct more abstract and coherent concepts. Discussions are included on developing verbal definitions versus constructing concepts, tasks for integrating turns and angles, group discussions, and maze tasks. (KR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
