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Howes, Carollee; Farver, JoAnn – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1987
Examines the role of the partner in the development of social pretend play in two related studies. In both studies, toddler age children played with same-age and five-year-old partners. In both studies, two-year-olds engaged in more social pretend play with older than same-age partners. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
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Trumper, Ricardo – British Educational Research Journal, 1995
Presents four categories of motivational characteristics for science students: achievement, curiosity, conscientiousness, and sociability. Asserts that most students exhibit one or more of these traits. Discusses changing correlations among characteristics, gender, and grade level. (MJP)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Curiosity, Foreign Countries, Goal Orientation