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Phillips, Darrell Gordon – 1967
The purpose of this study was to investigate a proposed model for the acquisition of the concept of displacement volume and to compare two methods of conservation task presentation. A 12-stage hierarchical model for the acquisition of the concept was proposed, based on four primary assumptions: (1) concept attainment can be measured by…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Doctoral Dissertations, Elementary School Science, Grade 3
Foriska, Terry J. – Schools in the Middle, 1992
At a middle school in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, administrators and teachers used the cognitive domain of the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Learning Style Profile to design "products" that helped compensate for underachieving sixth and seventh graders' skill deficits in mathematics and science. Success…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Grade 6, Grade 7