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ERIC Number: EJ179714
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Controlling Variables: Assessing Levels of Understanding
Wollman, Warren
Science Education, 61, 3, 371-83, Jul-Sep 77
A colliding spheres type of experiment is used with several hundred 4-12 grade students to test for knowledge of the concept of controlling variables. Results support the contention that the concept is developed gradually during the concept stage but not fully attained until around 14 years of age. (CP)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Formation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Theories, Logical Thinking, Motion, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Tests
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)