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ERIC Number: EJ358476
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
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The Acquisition of Notions of Qualitative Speed: The Importance of Spatial and Temporal Alignment.
Perry, Bruce; Obenauf, Patricia
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v24 n6 p553-65 Sep 1987
Reports on a study which investigated the order of acquisition of intuitive notions of qualitative speed. Results indicated that an array of prerequisites, equivalent, and independent relationships existed among the tasks administered. Confirmed the evolution of reasoning for notions of qualitative speed found by Piaget. (Author/TW)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Intuition, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Physical Sciences, Piagetian Theory, Science Education, Science Instruction, Spatial Ability, Time Perspective
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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