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ERIC Number: EJ293154
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Research: Brain Spurts and Piagetian Periods.
Fischer, Kurt W.; Lazerson, Arlyne
Educational Leadership, v41 n5 p70 Feb 1984
Current research correlating brain growth and changes in electroencephalograph patterns with Piagetian periods of development does not warrant conclusions about educational planning, for cognitive development studies show no correlation between spurts and plateaus in brain growth and children's ability to learn new skills. (TE)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Education, Learning Plateaus, Learning Theories, Psychological Characteristics, Psychophysiology
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Epstein (Herman); Piagetian Stages