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Lawton, Joseph T.; And Others – 1978
This study compared the effects of a formal, an open-framework, and a control preschool program on children's intellectual development. The formal program, based on Ausubel's and Piaget's theories, had a daily schedule of short prescriptive teaching sessions followed by related learning activities. The informal program, based on Piaget's theory,…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
Lawton, Joseph T.; Ershler, Joan – 1980
Children aged 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 years in three preschool programs were given a test battery consisting of classification, relations, and conservation tasks. One program (Ausubelian) was formal and two programs (Piagetian and Tradition) were informal. Posttest data for the first year of a three-year longitudinal study indicated significantly superior…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
