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An Exploration of Toy Content of Preschool Children's Home Environments as a Predictor of Cognitive Development.
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Wolfgang, Charles; Stakenas, Robert G. – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Using play-material scales, SES, age, and sex as predictor variables, this study employed regression against the subvariables of the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities of verbal, perceptual-performance, quantitative, memory, and motor abilities. Findings suggest that SES is predictive of verbal, quantitative, memory, and motor, while age is…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Family Environment, Memory
Mercer's Adaptive Behavior Inventory, the McCarthy Scales, and Dental Development as Predictors of First-Grade Achievement.
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Harrison, Patti L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981
The relationship between four characteristics of children entering first grade (cognitive, dental and motor development, and adaptive behavior) and achievement at the end of the first grade year were determined. Interrelationships among the independent variables were also determined. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Cognitive Development, Dental Health