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The Learning Environment Preferences: Exploring the Construct Validity of an Objective Measure of the Perry Scheme of Intellectual Development.
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Moore, William S. – Journal of College Student Development, 1989
Presents initial data from 725 college and university students on the construct validity of the Learning Environmental Preferences (LEP) instrument. Findings suggest that the LEP accurately measures the cognitive portion of the Perry scheme of intellectual development. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, College Students, Construct Validity, Higher Education
Prevention of Intellectual Impairment in Children of Women Who Smoking during Pregnancy.
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Olds, David L.; And Others – Pediatrics, 1984
Analyzed the influence of a comprehensive program of nurse home visitation on the intellectual functioning of children born to women who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy. Found that comprehensive home-visitation services before and after delivery can offset the impairment in intellectual functioning associated with substantial maternal smoking…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Home Visits, Intellectual Development, Intervention
The Facilitation of Spatial Ability and Problem Solving in Adolescent Pupils through Learning in Design.
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McCloskey, Patrick – Educational Review, 1979
It was hypothesized that the experimentation and problem solving involved in design lessons were consistent with features of intellectual development stressed by Piaget. An experimental group (27 students) received art lessons stressing spatial concepts and manipulations. Controls studied art conventionally. Experimentals were superior on some of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Art Education, Design, Imagery