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ERIC Number: EJ185911
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Development of the Concept of Heat in Children
Albert, Edna
Science Education, 62, 3, 389-99, Jul-Sep 78
Investigates the development of the concept of heat by children aged four to nine. Analysis revealed 11 thought patterns classified into six categories underlying children's concept of heat. These categories are related to scientific knowledge of the physics of heat. (HM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Heat, Learning, Physics, Primary Education, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)