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Wyss, Nancy M.; Kannass, Kathleen N.; Haden, Catherine A. – Infancy, 2013
We investigated the effects of distraction on attention and task performance during toddlerhood. Thirty toddlers (24- to 26-month-olds) completed different tasks (2 of each: categorization, problem solving, memory, free play) in one of two conditions: No Distraction or Distraction. The results revealed that the distractor had varying effects on…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Attention, Performance, Classification
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Boyer, Ty W.; Levine, Susan C.; Huttenlocher, Janellen – Developmental Psychology, 2008
Previous studies have found that children have difficulty solving proportional reasoning problems involving discrete units until 10 to 12 years of age, but can solve parallel problems involving continuous quantities by 6 years of age. The present studies examine where children go wrong in processing proportions that involve discrete quantities. A…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cognitive Processes, Children, Elementary Education
WEPMAN, JOSEPH M. – 1963
THE AIM OF THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WAS TO IDENTIFY THE ARTICULATORY INACCURACY PROFILES OF CHILDREN ACCORDING TO THE ETIOLOGY OF THE CONDITION PRODUCING THE SPEECH DIFFICULTY. DURING THE FIRST PHASE OF THE RESEARCH, A BATTERY OF TESTS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE ARTICULATORY PATTERNS, VERBAL INTELLIGENCE, AND AUDITORY PERCEPTION OF NORMAL CHILDREN…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Auditory Perception, Cognitive Development, Educational Experiments