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Miller, Cynthia L. – Sex Roles, 1987
Evaluates a system of toy classification developed to improve the assessment of gender differences in cognitive and social development. One hundred adults rated 50 children's toys on 122 "functional" dimensions. Results showed that these toys could be reliably described according to multidimensional similarities, and confirmed that toys considered…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Classification, Cognitive Development

Kaplan, Barbara J.; Plake, Barbara S. – Educational Studies, 1981
Eighty-six college students (51 female) were tested on their ability to perform seven kinds of formal mathematical operations. An analysis of data indicated a strong positive relationship between male sex-role orientation and biological sex and cognitive development levels. (AM)
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, College Mathematics

Richardson, John T. E.; King, Estelle – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1991
Reviews the evidence for differences between the sexes in their experience of higher education. Describes and compares research using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Argues that a primary educational objective should be enhancing the academic integration of women in a supportive environment in which interpersonal understanding can be…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives, Educational Research

Pellegrini, A. D.; Smith, Peter K. – Review of Educational Research, 1993
Empirical research on the role of school recess is reviewed. Effects of child-level and school-level variables on recess behavior and the impact of recess on classroom behavior and social and cognitive competence are discussed. It is concluded that recess has important educational and developmental implications. (SLD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Garcia-Quintana, Roan; And Others – 1992
The Cognitive Skills Assessment Battery (CSAB), a school-readiness test, is administered to all public school students at the beginning of Grade 1 in South Carolina. This test is designed to measure a student's readiness to begin the formal school curriculum. The number of beginning first graders tested in 1992 (54,357) represented a decrease from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cognitive Development, Disabilities