Instructional Design for Accelerating Children's Concept Learning.

McMurray, N. E.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1977

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Instructional Design for Accelerating Children's Concept Learning

McMurray, N. E.; And Others

Journal of Educational Psychology, 69, 6, 660-7, Dec 77

Performance of over 200 third and fourth graders on a post test and a two-month follow-up measure showed that groups receiving lessons based on a task analysis instructional design performed significantly better than groups receiving placebo lessons at two levels of advanced mastery for the concepts, "equilateral triangle" and "tree." (Author/CP)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education, Geometric Concepts, Instructional Design, Learning Theories, Retention (Psychology), Task Analysis, Trees, Triangles (Geometry)

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