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ERIC Number: EJ128327
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Intellectual Development and Elementary Science: Some Implications from Piagetian Research
Howe, Ann; Johnson, Janice
Science and Children, 13, 2, 30-31, Oct 75
Suggestions are given relating to having plants and animals in the classroom to stimulate development of the understanding of the concept of being alive, a concept not really understood by children under age nine. The research reviewed promotes firsthand experiences to help form concepts of living and nonliving, of identity and causality. (EB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Discovery Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Intellectual Development, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Science Education
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)