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Children's concepts regarding matters assumed in their instruction are often inadequate

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Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1924 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Garry C. Myers described and illustrated the inadequacy of children's concepts regarding matters assumed in their instruction, e.g., children who recited that Franklin was minister to France thought this meant he was a clergyman. → Frank N. Freeman 1924

Evidence

Frank N. Freeman 1924

Frank N. Freeman. (1924). The Toronto Meeting of the Sections on Psychology and Education of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Journal of Educational Psychology. https://psycnet.apa.org/search?q=Freeman%20Toronto%20Meeting%20Journal%20of%20Educational%20Psychology

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Meeting report of Myers' paper illustrating inadequate children's concepts with the example that many children who could recite that Franklin was minister to France thought he was a clergyman.

"The inadequacy of children's concepts regarding matters which are assumed in their instruction was described and illustrated in a paper by Garry C. Myers."

Discussion

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type claim
id children-inadequate-concepts-assumed-instruction
title Children's concepts regarding matters assumed in their instruction are often inadequate
description Children's concepts regarding matters assumed in their instruction are often inadequate
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 1924
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