Taxonomic Knowledge: What Kind and When?.

Lucariello, Joan; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ450566

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Taxonomic Knowledge: What Kind and When?

Lucariello, Joan; And Others

Child Development, v63 n4 p978-98 Aug 1992

Three experiments explored four and seven year olds' and adults' knowledge of taxonomy, including horizontal relations between items at the same hierarchical level and vertical relations between items at different hierarchical levels. Results showed that four year olds' taxonomic knowledge was restricted to one type of horizontal relationship. (BC)

Descriptors: Classification, Forced Choice Technique, Horizontal Organization, Vertical Organization, Young Adults, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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