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Peer reviewedHunt, J. McV.; Paraskevopoulos, John – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1980
Mothers were asked to predict their children's responses to standardized intelligence test items. Negative correlation was expected between inaccurate maternal knowledge of children's ability and degree of children's psychological development. False maternal predictions correlated - .80 with correct children's responses. Nearly all of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Expectation
Download full textKARNES, MERLE B.; AND OTHERS
A PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN WHICH THE ONLY TEACHER FOR THE CHILD IS HIS MOTHER. IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT MOTHERS OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL LEVEL CAN CONTRIBUTE MATERIALLY, WITH MINIMAL BUT PROPER TRAINING, TO THE INTELLECTUAL AND LINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CHILDREN. THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE MOTHERS…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Control Groups, Disadvantaged
