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ERIC Number: EJ337898
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Children's Concepts of Volume and Flotation.
Halford, Graeme S.; And Others
Developmental Psychology, v22 n2 p218-22 Mar 1986
Reports on a study in which children aged 7 to 9 years and 11 to 13 years were asked to judge which one out of three wooden blocks would float, given weight and volume information for each block relative to a block that was known to float. Indicates that judgments may have been based on the size-weight illusion. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluative Thinking, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Perceptual Development, Problem Solving, Visual Perception, Volume (Mathematics), Weight (Mass)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Flotation