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ERIC Number: EJ246191
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Mar
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The Development of Drawing Rules: Metaknowledge about Drawing Influences Performance on Nondrawing Tasks.
Taylor, Marjorie; Bacharach, Verne R.
Child Development, v52 n1 p373-75 Mar 1981
Preschool children were asked to choose the figure most resembling a real man from three figures drawn according to formulas used by children to depict humans. Results suggest development of drawing systems influences children's conceptions about objects or events. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Visual Discrimination
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada; Drawing; Representational Thinking