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Direct linkSchaub, 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
Peer reviewedValsiner, Jaan – Human Development, 1994
Comments on van Geert's mathematical model of Vygotsky's zone of proximal development, in this issue. Supports van Geert's use of a nonlinear model, noting that linear statistical models overlook variability in psychological phenomena. Discusses the time asymmetry in van Geert's model, which does not account for a subject's "developmental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Individual Development
Peer reviewedvan Geert, Paul – Human Development, 1994
Argues that Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development" (ZPD) can be redefined as a nonlinear dynamic model. Presents a mathematical reformulation that generates a variety of developmental patterns and has the capacity to show under which conditions unwanted or unsuccessful developmental paths may occur. Illustrates how this reformulation…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Psychology, Individual Development
Peer reviewedByrnes, James P. – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1995
Delineates the current consensus regarding the nature and the development of intellectual ability. Examines when one would expect general abilities to moderate the relationship among domain-specific and other processes. Reviews recent studies in which general abilities were used as independent variables or covariates. Suggests that generally,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Peer reviewedHodson, D. – School Science Review, 1986
Reexamines the traditional role of observation in science and science education. Proposes that since observation is based on some view of the world, it is not innocent and unbiased, but theory-dependent. Discusses possible implications for the science curriculum when reconsidering the role and status of observation in science. (TW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discrimination Learning, Foreign Countries
McGuinness, Diane – MIT Press (BK), 2005
Research on reading has tried, and failed, to account for wide disparities in reading skill even among children taught by the same method. Why do some children learn to read easily and quickly while others, in the same classroom and taught by the same teacher, don't learn to read at all? In "Language Development and Learning to Read", Diane…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Speech, Reading Research, Psycholinguistics
