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Schaub, Maryellen – Sociology of Education, 2010
Over the second half of the twentieth century, changes occurred in parent reports of their engagement in cognitive activities with their young children in the United States. This article argues that the growing trend of "parenting for cognitive development" in young children in the latter half of the twentieth century is associated with the…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Behavior Standards, Young Children
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Bergstrom, Theodore C.; Kwok, Eugene – Journal of Economic Education, 2005
How well does competitive theory explain the outcome in experimental markets? The authors examined the results of a large number of classroom trading experiments that used a pit-trading design found in Experiments with Economic Principles, an introductory economics textbook by Bergstrom and Miller. They compared experimental outcomes with…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Experiments, Class Activities, Textbooks
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Walsh, John; Winne, Philip H. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
Data in Yarworth and Gauthier's article on student self- concept and participation in school activities (EJ 189 606) were reanalyzed by Walsh and Winne (TM 505 375). Yarworth and Gauthier's criticism of the reanalysis (TM 505 376) is answered. (GDC)
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, High Schools, Hypothesis Testing, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Mercer, Neil – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1994
Describes findings of the Spoken Language and New Technology (SLANT) research project which studied the talk of primary school children in the United Kingdom who were working in small groups at computers with various kinds of software. Improvements in the quality of talk and collaboration during computer-based activities are suggested. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Courseware, Elementary Education
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Winne, Philip H.; Walsh, John – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1980
Yarworth and Gauthier (EJ 189 606) examined whether self-concept variables enhanced predictions about students' participation in school activities, using unstructured stepwise regression techniques. A reanalysis of their data using hierarchial regression models tested their hypothesis more appropriately, and uncovered multicollinearity and…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, High Schools, Hypothesis Testing, Multiple Regression Analysis
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Pellegrini, A. D.; Glickman, Carl D. – Young Children, 1990
Presents a method of assessing kindergarten children that includes assessment of school achievement and assessment of children's social competence with a combination of measures. Investigation results highlight the argument. (BB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Grade 1, Interpersonal Competence