The Process of Categorizing in High and Low Socio-Economic Status Children.

Johnson, Roger, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ073975

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Publication Date: 1973

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The Process of Categorizing in High and Low Socio-Economic Status Children

Johnson, Roger, Jr.

Science Education, 57, 1, 1-7, Jan/Mar 73

Studied relationships of categorizing ability to socioeconomic status and strategies used in ability performance for 60 kindergarteners from families at two income levels. Concluded the presence of differences in test results, a similarity in cognitive developments, and a tendency of perceptual focusing in handling tasks. (CC)

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, Educational Research, Family Characteristics, Learning Processes, Racial Composition, Science Education, Socioeconomic Influences, Student Characteristics, Visual Measures

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