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ERIC Number: EJ661879
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
The Effects of a Cognitive Acceleration Intervention Programme on the Performance of Secondary School Pupils in Malawi.
Mbano, Nellie
International Journal of Science Education, v25 n1 p71-87 Jan 2003
Investigates whether the critical period for cognitive transition from concrete operations to formal operations at 12-14 years of age actually exists. Uses the Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education (CASE) intervention program in Malawi. Discusses the existence of the critical period, academic achievement, and explanations for age and gender interaction. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Secondary Education, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Malawi