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Vosniadou, Stella; Skopeliti, Irini; Ikospentaki, Kalliopi – Cognitive Development, 2004
An experiment investigated how methods of questioning affect children's responses regarding the shape of the earth and the day/night cycle. Seventy-two children from Grade 1 and Grade 3 in a middle-class elementary school in Athens, Greece, were tested either by an open method of questioning or by a forced-choice method of questioning. The two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Grade 3, Astronomy
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Noble, Kimberly G.; Farah, Martha J.; McCandliss, Bruce D. – Cognitive Development, 2006
Multiple factors contribute to individual differences in reading ability. The two most thoroughly examined are socioeconomic status (SES) and phonological awareness (PA). Although these factors are often investigated individually, they are rarely considered together. Here we propose that SES systematically influences the relationship between PA…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Background, Cognitive Processes, Reading Achievement, Reading Skills