Classes and Collections: Principles of Organization in the Learning of Hierarchical Relations.

Markham, Ellen M.; And Others

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Classes and Collections: Principles of Organization in the Learning of Hierarchical Relations.

Markham, Ellen M.; And Others

Cognition, v8 n3 p225-41 Sep 1980

Children aged 6 to l7 were taught novel class inclusion hierarchies, analogous to the relation among oaks, pines, and trees. The results indicated that the part-whole structure of collections is simpler to establish and maintain than the structure of inclusion. (Author/RL)

Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Logical Thinking, Vertical Organization

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Language: English

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