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Download full textJohnson, James E.; Ershler, Joan – 1980
This study tests the hypothesis that components of play such as immagination contribute to cognitive development. Twenty-four middle-class children attending a university-affiliated preschool were observed for 20 one-minute play observations during the Spring Semesters of 1978 and 1979. Play was coded using categories for both social (solitary,…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Imagination
Peer reviewedStein, Zena; And Others – Science, 1972
Prenatal exposure to the Dutch famine of 1944-45 had no detectable effects on the adult mental performance of surviving male offspring; birth weight was not related to mental performance; and the association of social class with mental performance was strong. (AL)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Intellectual Development, Intelligence
Peer reviewedRoe, Kiki V.; Roe, Arnold – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1983
Twenty-four Greek mountain village children were studied to examine the expectation that early, environmentally induced, cognitive retardation may be partially reversible. Children were tested at six and one-half years and again after four and one-half years of schooling. The results do not support such an expectation. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cognitive Development, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Hippler, Arthur; Kleinfeld, Judith – 1977
Study objectives were to clearly elucidate the cognitive and emotional orientation of the Eskimo's "cultural personality" for purposes of developing effective teaching strategies. Rorschach protocols (N=118) from male and female individuals aged 5 to 90 living in a rural village of 450 were analyzed. Additionally, a sample of 132…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Boarding Schools, Cognitive Development
