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Zimmerman, Heather Toomey – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2012
This article presents an analysis of the longitudinal consequences of out-of-school science learning with a conceptual framework that connects the intentions of youth to their participation in science. The focus is on one girl's science activities in her home and hobby pursuits from fourth to seventh grade to create an empirical account of how…
Descriptors: Science Education, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 4
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Gunderson, Virginia M.; Sackett, Gene P. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Examined the development of pattern recognition in infant pigtailed macaques using the familiarization novelty technique. Results indicate that by at least 200 days postconception subjects show a consistently reliable visual response to novelty. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Infants
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Gunderson, Virginia M.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Study looks at pigtailed macaque in the context of visual recognition problems adapted from a standardized test developed for use with human infants. Results demonstrate that the low-risk group easily differentiated novel from previously seen targets; the high-risk group gave no evidence of recognition. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Failure to Thrive, Infant Behavior, Infants