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Peer reviewedSeifert, Holly; Schwarz, Ilsa – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1991
The study, with 57 children (ages 3-6) enrolled in 3 Head Start classes, demonstrated that short-term, large-group basic concept instruction combining direct instruction with interactive and incidental teaching techniques resulted in significantly improved scores on the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts-Revised. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Early Intervention, Educationally Disadvantaged
The Learning Environments of Early Childhood in Asia: Research Perspectives and Changing Programmes.
Download full textUnited Nations Children's Fund, New York, NY. – 1988
Highlights of a workshop (held in Bangkok, December 1986) on research perspectives and prospects concerning the learning environment of early childhood are discussed. Researchers and early childhood educators from seven Asian and Pacific nations and resource persons from four continents attended. Participants were asked to explore the home and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Community Characteristics, Developmental Continuity, Educational Environment
Holly Springs Municipal Separate School Dist., MS. – 1980
In a study of cognitive therapy as a strategy for compensatory education, fourteen low-achieving first graders in the Holly Springs Separate School District (Mississippi) were assigned to treatment conditions consisting of a teacher trained in cognitive therapy, an aide, and a small class size. The therapy relied upon a clinical tutorial model…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Class Size, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
