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ERIC Number: EJ219045
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Jun
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Concept Formation and Abstraction.
Lunzer, Eric A.
Educational Review, v31 n2 p111-21 Jun 1979
This paper examines the nature of concepts and conceptual processes and the manner of their formation. It argues that a process of successive abstraction and systematization is central to the evolution of conceptual structures. Classificatory processes are discussed and three levels of abstraction outlined. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Classification, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Conceptual Schemes, Developmental Psychology, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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