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ERIC Number: EJ480423
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-5042
Relevance of Transformations on Weight in the Minds of Children.
Fischer, Florence E.
Educational Research Quarterly, v15 n3 p15-20 Jul 1992
A study with 57 second graders identified some logically irrelevant transformations that children considered relevant in relation to the weight of an object. Two logically relevant transformations, movement upward and movement downward, were irrelevant to the subjects, whether texture, continuity, temperature, and darkness were generally considered relevant. (SLD)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Change, Children, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Inferences, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving, Student Attitudes, Thinking Skills, Weight (Mass)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Misinterpretation; Relevance (Evaluation)