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ERIC Number: EJ224300
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-May
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
A Study of Hierarchical Classification in Concrete and Abstract Thought.
Lowell, Walter E.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v16 n3 p255-62 May 1979
Explores the relationship of an individual's reliance or nonreliance upon concrete cues in problem solving and performance on a model-based measure of hierarchical classification. Level of cognitive development, as determined by performance on Piaget-type tasks, generally predicted hierarchical classification ability of junior- and senior-high school students. (CS)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Problem Solving, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean); Task Performance