Comparison of Conservation Training Procedures

Abstract

Direct comparisons were made among four different conservation training procedures, reversibility training, compensation training, addidition/subtraction training and a verbal reinforcement method in order to determine which might best facilitate conservation acquisition in previously nonconserving first grade students. The data indicated that verbal methods stressing principles of reversibility and addition/subtraction resulted in the acquisition of concepts of conservation statistically comparable to that of a group of natural conservers.