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ERIC Number: EJ179716
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Epicycles and the Homocentric Earth: Or What is Wrong with Stages of Cognitive Development?
Novak, Joseph D.
Science Education, 61, 3, 393-95, Jul-Sep 77
Cites research findings to refute Piaget's contention of stages of cognitive development. Advocates continuous cognitive differentiation as a model. (CP)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Educational Research, Fixed Sequence, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Science Education
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Identifiers: David P Ausubel; Piaget (Jean)