Conceptual Convergence within and across Age Groups.

Garner, Ruth

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ERIC Number: EJ211894

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Publication Date: 1979

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Conceptual Convergence within and across Age Groups.

Garner, Ruth

Educational Research Quarterly, v4 n1 p50-57 Spr 1979

The amount of conceptual convergence for concepts of nine objects in elementary school children was investigated. Findings revealed substantial convergence on core meanings within and among age groups, and a steady expansion of meaning with age and experience, especially between grades one and three. (Author/MH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Concept Formation, Conceptual Schemes, Convergent Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Individual Differences, Reading Processes, Semantics, Technical Reports, Word Recognition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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