SHAPING LOGICAL BEHAVIOR IN SIX- AND SEVEN-YEAR OLDS / RICHARD C. ANDERSON.

A TECHNOLOGY WAS NEEDED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL THEORY AND THE PRACTICE OF TEACHING. THE CHIEF GOAL WAS TO DEVELOP A PROCEDURE FOR TEACHING CHILDREN THE METHOD OF DIFFERENCE, THE PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGY IN WHICH EACH FACTOR IS VARIED IN SUCCESSION WHILE ALL OTHER FACTORS ARE HELD CONS...

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Main Author: Anderson, Richard C. (Richard Chase), 1934-
Corporate Author: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1964.
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Physical Description:168 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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