Early Intervention with At-Risk Hispanic Students: Effectiveness of the Piacceleration Program in Developing Piagetian Intellectual Processes.

Rhodes, Robert L.; Whitten, Janice D.; Copeland, Ellis P.

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ERIC Number: EJ551406

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Publication Date: 1997

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Early Intervention with At-Risk Hispanic Students: Effectiveness of the Piacceleration Program in Developing Piagetian Intellectual Processes.

Rhodes, Robert L.; Whitten, Janice D.; Copeland, Ellis P.

Journal of Experimental Education, v65 n4 p318-28 Sum 1997

The effects of instruction in the Piacceleration Program (PXL), a hands on mastery-based program of instruction in Piagetian skills, on the acquisition of skills of classification, seriation, and conservation were studied with 28 Head Start students of Hispanic origin and 28 comparisons. PXL students did perform better on these skills. (SLD)

Descriptors: Classification, Conservation (Concept), Developmental Tasks, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, High Risk Students, Hispanic American Students, Mastery Learning, Piagetian Theory, Preschool Children, Teaching Methods

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Language: English

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