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Peer reviewedBoulanger, F. David – School Science and Mathematics, 1976
Presents a series of activities intended to enable teachers to determine if children are ready to be introduced to the concept of speed. Reviews Piaget's theories and the empirical evidence on which the sequence is based. (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedVidler, Derek C.; Lawlor, Francis X. – Science and Children, 1976
Demonstrations are presented in which children can be introduced to evidence of specific concepts enabling them to participate in such a way that any conceptual conflicts that might arise in this learning situation can be gradually reduced. (EB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBorghi, L.; And Others – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Examines whether participation in physical experiments together with social interaction with adults and school-mates favor the development of causal knowledge and the understanding of a complex physical subject. Concludes that the treatments can lead students to give up pre-causal explanations and to resort to physical ones. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
