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Dankiw, Kylie A.; Baldock, Katherine L.; Kumar, Saravana; Tsiros, Margarita D. – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2021
Identifying and describing children's play behaviours is an important component of evaluating child development. The Behaviour Mapping Schedule is a direct observational tool which aims to describe and quantify children's play behaviours but is yet to undergo reliability testing. This study aimed to determine the intra- and inter-rater reliability…
Descriptors: Interrater Reliability, Classification, Child Behavior, Play
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Patricia Eadie; Penny Levickis; Jane Page; Jane Hunt; Simon Kent; Yi-Ping Tseng; Guyonne Kalb; Jon Quach; Hannah Bryson; Laura McFarland; Hannah Stark – International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 2024
This paper describes the research protocol for the Educational and Developmental Gains in Early Childhood (EDGE) Study, which will examine the implementation of two years of funded kindergarten prior to the first year of school in Victoria, Australia. EDGE will examine whether children's language, cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioural…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Program Effectiveness, Language Skills
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Hammersley, Megan L.; Buchanan, Limin; Xu, Huilan; Wen, Li Ming – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Dietary intake can affect the physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development of young children. Few studies have explored the relationships between dietary intake and the cognitive and socioemotional dimensions of school readiness. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal associations between children's dietary intake in early…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Eating Habits, Social Emotional Learning, Foreign Countries
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Hammer, David; Melhuish, Edward; Howard, Steven J. – Australian Journal of Education, 2017
Some aspects of child non-cognitive development in pre-school have independently been shown to predict academic outcomes in later primary and early high school. However, the extent to which each aspect uniquely predicts these outcomes remains unclear. It is also unclear as to what mechanisms may predict these aspects of non-cognitive development.…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Behavior Development, Preschool Children
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Spilt, Jantine L.; Koomen, Helma M. Y.; Harrison, Linda J. – Developmental Psychology, 2015
This longitudinal study examined developmental links between closeness in teacher-child relationships and children's receptive language ability from the end of the preschool years into the early elementary years, while controlling for changes in peer interaction quality and child behavioral functioning. The sample included children and their…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
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Tonge, Bruce; Brereton, Avril; Kiomall, Melissa; Mackinnon, Andrew; Rinehart, Nicole J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Aim: To determine the effect of parent education on adaptive behaviour, autism symptoms and cognitive/language skills of young children with autistic disorder. Method: A randomised group comparison design involving a parent education and counselling intervention and a parent education and behaviour management intervention to control for parent…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Parent Education
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Gialamas, Angela; Mittinty, Murthy N.; Sawyer, Michael G.; Zubrick, Stephen R.; Lynch, John – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
There is growing evidence that high-quality non-parental child care can contribute to children's learning, development and successful transition to school. Research examining the quality of child care and the effect on children's development is not well documented outside the USA. We used data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies, Child Care, Emotional Development
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Coley, Rebekah Levine; Lombardi, Caitlin McPherran; Sims, Jacqueline – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Using nationally representative data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC; N = 5,107), this study assessed prospective connections between children's early education and care (EEC) experiences from infancy through preschool and their cognitive and behavioral functioning in 1st grade. Incorporating 6 waves of data, analyses…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Child Behavior, Grade 1
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Davis, N. M.; Ford, G. W.; Anderson, P. J.; Doyle, L. W. – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007
The aims of this study were to determine the motor outcome of extremely-low-birthweight (ELBW; less than 1000g) or very preterm (less than 28wks) children compared with normal birthweight (NBW) children, to establish the perinatal associations of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and its cognitive and behavioural consequences. Participants…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Premature Infants, Foreign Countries, Developmental Disabilities
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Wyver, Shirley R.; Spence, Susan H. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1995
Observed behaviors of 37 female and 23 male Australian preschoolers. Found that only 20% engaged in thematic pretend play (linked to perspective taking, language development, impulse control, divergent problem solving) whereas 24% used cooperative social play (linked to divergent problem solving). Results suggest need for assistance in the…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Cognitive Development, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology