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ERIC Number: EJ118378
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Influence of Cultural Background on Hierarchical Learning
Linke, Russell D.
Journal of Educational Psychology, 66, 6, 911-18, Dec 74
Subjects were seventh graders in Australia and indigenous ninth graders in Paupa, New Guinea. Results indicate the pattern of acquisition of interpretative skills was substantially the same for both groups of students, irrespective of their cultural backgrounds, providing cross-cultural evidence for the principle of hierarchical learning. (Author/BJG)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background, Cultural Interrelationships, Interpretive Skills, Junior High Schools, Learning, Validity
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Identifiers: Australia; Hierarchical Learning; New Guinea