title: Conservation skills among preschool children in Umtata, South Africa.
abstract: To 41 boys and 29 girls (M age = 5.2 yr.) in a South African preschool a test of conservation of liquid was given. Analysis showed conservation skills had not been acquired as only 5 children showed such skills and only one knew why.
authors.affiliation: University of Transkei, Umtata, South Africa.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Mwamwenda
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Grewal
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003210:Concept Formation; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D013019:South Africa; D014796:Visual Perception