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ERIC Number: EJ185989
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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An Investigation into Some Possible Factors Affecting Children's Understanding of the Concept of an Electrical Circuit in the Age Range 8-11 Years Old
Harvey, T. J.; Cooper, C. J.
Educational Studies, 4, 2, 149-55, Jun 78
Examines how understanding of the concept of an electrical circuit depends upon age, sex, non-verbal ability, reading ability, and spatial ability among 192 eight to 11 year old students in two English elementary schools. Findings indicated performance differences by all factors except sex. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Education, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Reading Level, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics, Verbal Ability
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Identifiers: England