Classification Behaviors in Third and Sixth Grade Lower and Middle Socio‐economic Status School Children

Abstract

SUMMARY Forty‐eight Ss of Anglo‐Saxon parentage were randomly selected from Were Texas Public Schools. Four groups of 12 Ss each were constituted of third grade lower SES, sixth grade lower SES, third grade middle SES and sixth grade middle SES. Each group was exposed to an array of objects to be grouped. Grouping on a conceptual, non‐conceptual or associational justification was possible. A standardised testing and scoring procedure was followed. Results indicated that the school experience may serve to widen the cognitive strategy system of the lower SES child by addition of the conceptual mode.

Free and Matrix Classification: An Experimental Investigation of the Responses of Nine- and Twelve-Year-Old Children

“…Analysis of variance is a frequently used technique in the field (e.g. Kofsky 1966; Mallet and Drew 1974). and its use with this type of data has been justified by Popham (1 967).…”

“…Obviously, studies which have looked at a single response of the subjects cannot answer this question (e.g. Denney 1972;Mallet and Drew 1974). Others have looked at a number of free classification responses made by each subject and have demonstrated that most subjects can reclassify in several different ways (e.g.…”