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ERIC Number: EJ184165
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Instructional Design for Accelerating Children's Concept Learning
McMurray, N. E.; And Others
Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 6, 660-7, Dec 77
Performance of over 200 third and fourth graders on a post test and a two-month follow-up measure showed that groups receiving lessons based on a task analysis instructional design performed significantly better than groups receiving placebo lessons at two levels of advanced mastery for the concepts, "equilateral triangle" and "tree." (Author/CP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts, Instructional Design, Learning Theories, Retention (Psychology), Task Analysis, Trees, Triangles (Geometry)
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Identifiers: Model of Conceptual Learning and Development