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ERIC Number: EJ312484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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On the Understanding of the Relationships between Speed, Duration, and Distance.
Acredolo, Curt; And Others
Child Development, v55 n6 p2151-59 Dec 1984
Findings obtained from 90 first- through fifth-grade children indicate that children grasp the direct relationships between speed and distance and between duration and distance before they grasp the inverse relationship between speed and duration--a finding which may represent a general principle of cognitive development. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Distance, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Relationship, Scientific Concepts, Velocity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Patterns; Speed