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Direct linkSamuelson, Larissa K.; Horst, Jessica S. – Developmental Science, 2008
Young children tend to generalize novel names for novel solid objects by similarity in shape, a phenomenon dubbed "the shape bias". We believe that the critical insights needed to explain the shape bias in particular, and cognitive development more generally, come from Dynamic Systems Theory. We present two examples of recent work focusing on the…
Descriptors: Neurological Organization, Novelty (Stimulus Dimension), Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
Montgomery, Diane – Gifted Education International, 2001
This article considers the curriculum needs of academically gifted students from a British perspective. It discusses issues of learning transfer, learning needs, and developing educational services. It also proposes a cognitively challenging curriculum and teaching methods that can be implemented in an inclusive classroom setting. A pyramid of…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles
PDF pending restorationSegel, David – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1948
This bulletin on intellectual growth and development during the adolescent period is a cumulation of (1) a study of the results on certain aptitude tests used in the War Department adapted for secondary schools (2) an analysis of the research studies on the subject of intellectual abilities at the secondary school level. It is published with the…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Secondary Education, Cognitive Ability, Adolescent Development
Peer reviewedMcKinney, C. Warren; Edgington, William D. – Social Studies, 1997
Defines a generalization as "a descriptive statement of broad application indicating a relationship between two or more concepts." Argues that successful teaching about generalizations can only occur when students understand the relationship between concepts and facts. Discusses four issues and four approaches related to teaching…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures
Miller, Arnold; Eller-Miller, Eileen – 1992
This monograph describes the program of the Language and Cognitive Development Center (Massachusetts), which serves toddlers and school-aged children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders (PDD). An introduction presents incidence figures, the program's philosophy, the program's approach to assessment, intervention with children…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Restructuring
Assiter, Alison, Ed. – 1995
The 16 essays in this book discuss transferable skills in higher education drawing on the experience and information gained from two projects based in England, the Enterprise in Higher Education (EHE), initiated in 1989; and the Royal Society of Arts Education for Capability Initiative, instituted in 1991. Section 1 contains essays on transferable…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Business Administration Education, Chemistry, Cognitive Development
