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Timmons, Kristy; Pelletier, Janette; Corter, Carl – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
In this study, children's self-regulation was observed, along with other social and academic activities in kindergarten classrooms during whole group, small group, transition and play contexts. We examined how children's self-regulation and engagement differed among classroom grouping, play and transition contexts. Results showed that students…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Kindergarten, Self Control, Play
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Solis, S. Lynneth; Grotzer, Tina A. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2016
The aim of this study was to investigate kindergartners' exploration of interactive causality during their play with a pair of toy sound blocks. Interactive causality refers to a type of causal pattern in which two entities interact to produce a causal force, as in particle attraction and symbiotic relationships. Despite being prevalent in nature,…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Play, Interaction, Concept Formation
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Chen, Jennifer J.; Liang, Xiaoting – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2017
This study investigated the extent to which preschool teachers and children (ages 4-6) used literal and inferential language within the context of whole-group instruction in four kindergarten classrooms in Hong Kong. A total of 20 sessions of videotaped classroom observations of linguistic interactions between teachers and children were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children
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Dollar, Jessica M.; Stifter, Cynthia A.; Buss, Kristin A. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
The current study aimed to substantiate and extend our understanding regarding the existence and developmental pathways of 3 distinct temperament profiles--exuberant, inhibited, and average approach--in a sample of 3.5-year-old children (n = 121). The interactions between temperamental styles and specific types of effortful control, inhibitory…
Descriptors: Child Development, Young Children, Interaction, Personality Traits
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Chang, Chien-ju; Luo, Ya-hui; Wu, Rosalind – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This study examines the amount of attention to print paid by Taiwanese mothers and children during joint book reading over time and the relationship between the use of print referencing by Taiwanese mothers and the print concepts skills of their children measured at age 3;0. A total of 42 Taiwanese mother-child pairs from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attention, Mothers, Children
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Tõugu, Pirko; Tulviste, Tiia; Suits, Kristi – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
Personal recollections constitute autobiographical memory that develops intensively during the preschool years. The two-wave longitudinal study focuses on gender differences in preschool children's independent recollections. The same children (N = 275; 140 boys, 135 girls) were asked to talk about their previous birthday and the past weekend at…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Children, Recall (Psychology)
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Hundert, Joel; Rowe, Sarah; Harrison, Erin – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
One of the challenges in supporting young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in inclusive classrooms is the generalization of improved social behaviors. Using a multiple-baseline design across participants, this study examined the generalized effects of social script training alone and combined with peer buddies on the interactive play…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Development, Scripts
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Chu, Yu-wei – English Language Teaching, 2014
The main purpose of this study was to explore the changes in teachers' beliefs before and after teachings among four students from the Department of Applied English at Hungkuang University, who were conducting English teaching at a kindergarten. Teacher's beliefs included four aspects in terms of English teaching, teacher-student interaction in…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Kindergarten
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Steiner, Naomi J.; Sheldrick, R. Chris; Frenette, Elizabeth C.; Rene, Kirsten M.; Perrin, Ellen C. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2014
Few studies examine the classroom behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in comparison with classroom peers and which teaching formats best support classroom engagement. Observations (N = 312) of second- and fourth-grade students with ADHD and their randomly selected classroom peers were conducted using a…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Comparative Analysis, Grade 2, Grade 4
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Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education