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Britz, M. W.; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1989
Findings are examined from studies published from 1980 to the present concerning the effects of peer tutoring on mathematics performance. Findings indicate the effectiveness of peer tutoring in promoting significant cognitive gains for both the tutor and the tutee with populations of low achievers, mildly handicapped, or socially disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Achievement
Peer reviewedWishart, Jennifer G. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1991
This overview reviews a program of interlinked cross-sectional and longitudinal investigations of the nature of cognitive development in infants and young children with Down's Syndrome. The research falls into three groupings: object concept studies, operant learning experiments, and IQ studies. Early results suggest a common learning style which…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Concept Formation, Downs Syndrome
Peer reviewedPascarella, Ernest T. – Review of Higher Education, 1991
Substantive and methodological problems encountered in a five-year synthesis of research on college impact are discussed, including general issues in higher education research and scholarship, relevance of assessments of student change, unnoticed indirect effects of college experience, inattention to individual differences, validity of common…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Students, Educational Benefits, Higher Education
