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Materials Mastery and Symbolic Development in Construction Play: Stages of Development.
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Zervigon-Hakes, Anita – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Describes materials mastery and symbolic development as two discrete but related processes that preschool children learn. Uses the preschool setting to identify the developmental stages of construction play. (AS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Dramatic Play, Learning Processes
Research into Practice. Constructing Geometric Concepts in LOGO.
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Battista, Michael J., Ed.; Clements, Douglas H. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1990
Described is how using LOGO tools for manipulating embodiments of geometric objects helps students construct more abstract and coherent concepts. Discussions are included on developing verbal definitions versus constructing concepts, tasks for integrating turns and angles, group discussions, and maze tasks. (KR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education